Senegalese Sadio Mane’s goal in extra time saw his side beat hosts Al-Etifaq 1-0 in the first half to reach the quarter-finals of the Saudi Kings Cup.
Earlier today, Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Fayha 3-0, Al-Shabaab defeated Al-Fateh 2-1 and Al-Dawoon defeated Al-Wehda 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition.
In the 107th minute of the match, Ayman Yahya sent in a perfect cross pass from the left side, which Mane easily slotted into the net as Portugal celebrated a hard-fought victory with his teammates led by Cristiano Ronaldo.
The fourth minute of first-half stoppage time saw Anderson Talisca score a goal for Al-Nassr, but the referee disallowed it after the video assistant referee referred to the technology.
But Taliska was sent off in the 11th minute of stoppage time in the same half for a violent tackle on an Al-Itifaq player, while Ali Hasazi was sent off from Al-Itifaq in the 89th minute of regular time in the match.
* Hamdallah double
Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah and his French counterpart Karim Benzema were outstanding as Professional League title holders Al-Ittihad advanced to the quarter-finals of the Kings Cup after a big 3-0 win over hosts Al-Fayha.
Hamdallah was at the height of his brilliance today and continued his goal-scoring fun, taking the initiative to give his side the lead in the fifth minute of the match using a perfect pass from Romarinho, which he used alone in the Al-Fayya goal. , Hamdallah sent the ball over the goalkeeper and into the net.
Hamdallah returned to score three minutes before the end of the match when he picked up the ball inside the penalty area and fired a powerful shot into the goal.
In the third minute of the match’s stoppage time, Benzema completed the hat-trick with a powerful, brilliant shot from inside the penalty area that landed in the roof of the net, after which the referee blew the final whistle for Al-Ittihads. A win and its arrival in the quarter finals.
* Carrasco shines
Earlier today, the brilliant Yannick Carrasco returned to his wits with his Al-Shabaab side, beating hosts Al-Fateh 2-1 after seeking extra-time, while Al-Dawoon edged out runners-up Al-Wahda. In the last edition, they beat them 2-0 in the same round.
Buoyed by a deserved win over its hosts Al-Tai in the last round of the professional league in the first match at its new stadium, Al-Shabaab managed to bounce back after scoring first. Its player Christian Dew in the 24th minute.
But Carrasco, who injured his ankle during the match with Al-Tai, equalized in the 59th minute from a corner kick that defied the Al-Fateh goalkeeper, and the two teams drew 1-1 after regular time. .
Both teams went to extra time, with Belgian Carrasco (30 years old) taking on the championship role and scoring the winning goal in the tenth minute of the second extra time to give Al-Shabaab the win and advance to the quarter-finals. .
Despite the misery it caused Al Hilal and last season’s final defeat on penalties, Al Wahda looked a pale shadow of the team that played in last year’s final, going down 2-0 after 11 minutes. After the start.
Al-Dawoon opened the scoring with an own goal by Al-Wahda player Abdullah Al-Hafeez, who passed the ball back to goalkeeper Munir Al-Mohammadi, who misjudged it and it went into the net in the second minute of the match.
Spaniard Alvaro Metron increased his team’s lead in the 11th minute with a free kick that bounced off the pitch in front of goal and into Al-Mohammadi’s net as Al-Taoun qualified for the quarter-finals.
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