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Karim Benzema’s Missed Penalty Kick in Arab Championship Quarter-Finals

Sayed Hosni wrote on Saturday, August 05, 2023 10:51 PM

French star Karim Benzema, the striker of the Jeddah team, missed a penalty kick for his team in front of his counterpart Al-Hilal, during the leader’s lead 3-1, in the match that brings the two teams together in the quarter-finals of the Arab Championship “King Salman Cup for Clubs” that is currently being held in Saudi Arabia and will continue until August 12. current.

Al-Ittihad had an opportunity in the 78th minute to reduce the difference with Al-Hilal to 3-2, through a penalty kick, but Karim Benzema missed the kick, so the score continued 3-1.

The Egyptian Tariq Hamed is absent from the formation of Al-Ittihad due to the injury he suffered during the last match, as a result of which he underwent facial surgery.

The confrontation between Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal is considered an early final, especially in light of the presence of the big names that each team attracted during the summer Mercato, which means that each party will enter a different squad than the last match they gathered in the league championship last May, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

Al-Ittihad against Al-Hilal

Al-Ittihad qualified for this role with a full score, after achieving three consecutive victories through which it topped the first group, and it was at the expense of Tunisian Esperance Sports Club 2-1, Tunisian Sfaxien 1-0, and Iraqi Police 2-1.

While Al-Hilal qualified with great difficulty after finishing runner-up in the second group with 4 points, as it tied negatively with Al-Ahly Tripoli of Libya, then lost to the Qatari Al-Sadd 2-3, before defeating Moroccan Wydad 2-1.

Al-Hilal match against Al-Ittihad

The winner from Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal qualifies for the semi-finals of the King Salman Cup for Arab Clubs, where he will meet the winner from the Emirati youth and unit, who will meet tomorrow, Sunday.

Arab Championship Awards

The value of the Arab Club Championship prizes in the current edition amounts to 10 million dollars, more than 300 million Egyptian pounds, according to what was announced by the Arab Football Association on its official website.

The Arab Football Association revealed the prizes for the tournament, which amount to 10 million dollars, where the winner of the title will receive 6 million dollars, and the runner-up will receive 2.5 million dollars, compared to 200 thousand dollars for the clubs that will reach the semi-finals.

2023-08-05 19:51:00

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