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| Al Hilal 0-3 Al Ittihad |
Riyadh: Two-time Asian champions Al Ittihad inched closer to a place in the Saudi King’s Cup final with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Al Hilal in the semifinal first leg on Wednesday.
Abdelmalik Ziaya drew first blood for the AFC Champions League quarter-finalists in the fifth minute and Mohammed Noor doubled the advantage from the spot.
Paulo Jorge scored their third as Al Hilal’s Swedish import Christian Wilhelmsson was given his marching orders a minute before the final whistle. The second leg will be played Sunday.
Al Ittihad had defeated arch-rivals Al Hilal 3-1 in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 and will now host Korea Republic’s FC Seoul in the first leg of their last eight encounter on September 14 before travelling to the Korean capital for the return leg on September 27.
Abdelmalik Ziaya drew first blood for the AFC Champions League quarter-finalists in the fifth minute and Mohammed Noor doubled the advantage from the spot.
Paulo Jorge scored their third as Al Hilal’s Swedish import Christian Wilhelmsson was given his marching orders a minute before the final whistle. The second leg will be played Sunday.
Al Ittihad had defeated arch-rivals Al Hilal 3-1 in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 and will now host Korea Republic’s FC Seoul in the first leg of their last eight encounter on September 14 before travelling to the Korean capital for the return leg on September 27.