Al-Hilal defeated Al-Tihad 2-0 at home in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the tournament at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on the 6th (Korea time). 토토사이트넷
The second game will be held on the 13th at the home turf of the RT Hard.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the first and final goal with a penalty kick, and Salem Aldosari scored an additional goal two minutes later.
On the other hand, it was painful for RITHAD to have its flagship midfielder N'Golo Kante sent off for a foul in the 21st minute of the second half. RITHAD striker Karim Benzema was absent.
Clubs in West Asia and club teams in East Asia will compete for the title in the final. Ulsan HD and Jeonbuk Hyundai met in the quarterfinals of the East Asia region, and the first round was tied 1-1.
The al-Hilal - altihad winner meets the al-Ain (United Arab Emirates) - al-Nasr (Saudi) winner in the semifinals. Al-Ain won the first leg 1-0.
In the midst of a tense battle on the day, the home team Al-Hilal won the penalty first after the middle of the first half. After giving up a short corner kick from the right, he crossed, and in the process, the RIT Hard defense committed a foul.
As a kicker, Mitrovic calmly fired a shot into the corner.
Al-Hilal, who was riding the momentum, ran away 2-0 two minutes later when Aldosari scored an additional goal during the counterattack.
RITHAD, who was fighting back, lost its driving force in pursuit due to Kante's exit in the middle of the second half. Kante made a rough tackle on the opponent in the midfield, and was given a send-off after VAR.
Kante, who originally received a yellow card, changed the color of his card after VAR due to an inappropriate tackle aimed at opponent Kalidou Koulibaly's ankle.
Alhilal sought to score an additional goal by banking on Sergey Milinkovic-Savic, but failed to score any more goals. In the end, Alhilal garnered a two-goal victory at home and gained an advantageous position in advancing to the ALC semifinals.