Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club succeeded in achieving the victory result at the expense of Wydad Athletic Club by penalty kicks (5-3), after the end of the match that took place on the floor of Prince Moulay Abdullah’s boat in Rabat, for the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup, with a positive tie (1-1). ).
Returning to the details of the meeting, the “red team” pressed with all its weight towards the opposing team’s goal in search of scoring the first goal, which came to him through Jalal Al-Daoudi, but he was refused on the grounds of offside.
Ayman Al-Hassouni's comrades created a group of opportunities to score, the most prominent of which was Rida Al-Jaadi's shot that hit the post, so that the first round ended in a goalless draw.
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At the beginning of the second half, the “Brigade” of Al-Mahdi Al-Nafti succeeded in scoring the first goal from Ayoub Al-Amoud’s header, after receiving a cross from a corner ball.
Wydad Athletic changed his method of play after scoring the goal of progress, as he retreated backwards, which cleared the way for Al-Hilal Club, which pressed hard towards the Al-Teknaouti goal, who starred and saved his goal on more than one occasion.
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At a time when the match was drawing to a close, referee Evan Arcis announced a penalty kick in favor of Al-Hilal after the ball touched Yahya Atiyatullah's hand, which was successfully executed by player Mohamed Kano, bringing the match back to zero.
Wydad completed the stages of the match with ten players, after Brigadier General Yahya Gibran received a red card due to his protest against the match referee, which was held by the Wydad Sports Club.
The “Red Team” received good news after the referee issued a red card in the face of Saudi Al-Hilal player Muhammad Kanoo, after a rough intervention against Ayman Al-Hassouni, so that the two teams completed the match with ten players.
A positive tie with a goal in each net dominated the phases of the additional innings, so that the two sides ruled for penalty kicks, which smiled at Al Hilal Club with a share (5-3).