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New Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Al Hilal advances to Club World Cup round of 16 with 2-0 win over Pachuca
NASHVILLE: Salem Aldawsari scored in the 22nd minute and Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-0 on Thursday night to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup round of 16. Marcus Leonardo also scored for Al Hilal, the only team outside Europe and the Americas to advance out of group play. Al Hilal will next face English club Manchester City on Monday in Orlando, Florida. Aldawsari, attacking from the left, scored with the ball bouncing off his right foot and soaring over the head of Pachuca goalie Sebastian Jurado to the right side of the goal. The game drew 14,147 to Geodis Park, which has a capacity of 30,000.
Al Arabiya
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Al Hilal Advances to Club World Cup Round of 16 With 2-0 Win Over Pachuca
Salem Aldawsari scored in the 22nd minute, and Al-Hilal beat Pachuca 2–0 on Thursday night to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup round of 16. Marcus Leonardo also scored for Al-Hilal, the only team outside Europe and the Americas to advance out of group play. Al-Hilal will next face English club Manchester City on Monday in Orlando, Florida. Aldawsari, attacking from the left, scored with the ball bouncing off his right foot and soaring over the head of Pachuca goalie Sebastian Jurado to the right side of the goal. The game drew 14,147 to Geodis Park, which has a capacity of 30,000. Key Moment: As Pachuca kept trying to keep the pace up, Leonardo scored his first goal of the tournament in the last minute of extra time, dribbling swiftly past Jurado and sending a left-footed shot in to secure Al-Hilal's spot in the round of 16. Takeaways: Al-Hilal is the second team from Group H to move on, as Real Madrid clinched through a 3–0 victory against RB Salzburg. Pachuca ended the tournament winless. What They Said: 'These are not easy games, and we are in the Club World Cup, so every team that is here, they have potential. It was a hard game…so clean sheet and the win, and we are through. That's the most important.' – Ruben Neves of Al-Hilal 'Every player wants to score. My goal was ambitious, and scoring was the cherry on top.' – Salem Aldawsari of Al-Hilal
South China Morning Post
5 hours ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Al-Hilal becomes only team outside Europe, the Americas in Club World Cup knockout stage
Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal became the only Asian side to reach the Club World Cup's knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Pachuca on Thursday, finishing their Group H campaign unbeaten and setting up a round-of-16 meeting with Manchester City. Advertisement Salem Aldawsari and Marcus Leonardo scored against the Mexican club as Al-Hilal became the only team outside Europe and the Americas to advance out of group play. Aldawsari, attacking from the left, scored in the 22nd minute with the ball bouncing off his right foot and soaring over the head of Pachuca goalie Sebastian Jurado to the right side of the goal. As Pachuca kept trying to keep the pace up, Leonardo scored his first goal of the tournament in the last minute of added time, dribbling swiftly past Jurado and sending a left-footed shot in to secure Al-Hilal's spot in the round of 16. Al-Hilal showed they could compete with the best teams in the world when they held Real Madrid – who also qualified from the group – and Red Bull Salzburg to draws in their first two games under new coach Simone Inzaghi. Marcos Leonardo scored Al-Hilal's second goal in added time. Photo: AFP They have conceded just one goal in their three matches, sharing the best defensive record of the group stage with Paris St-Germain and Monterrey.
Asharq Al-Awsat
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal Advances to Club World Cup Round of 16 with 2-0 Win over Pachuca
Salem Aldawsari scored in the 22nd minute and Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-0 on Thursday night to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup round of 16. Marcus Leonardo also scored for Al Hilal, the only team outside Europe and the Americas to advance out of group play. Al Hilal will next face English club Manchester City on Monday in Orlando, Florida. Aldawsari, attacking from the left, scored with the ball bouncing off his right foot and soaring over the head of Pachuca goalie Sebastian Jurado to the right side of the goal. The game drew 14,147 to Geodis Park, which has a capacity of 30,000, The Associated Press reported. As Pachuca kept trying to keep the pace up, Leonardo scored his first goal of the tournament in the last minute of extra time, dribbling swiftly past Jurado and sending a left-footed shot in to secure Al Hilal's spot in the round of 16. Al Hilal is the second team from Group H to move on, as Real Madrid clinched through a 3-0 victory against RB Salzburg. Pachuca ended the tournament winless. 'Every player wants to score, my goal was ambitious, and scoring was the cherry on top,' said Aldawsari. Al-Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi said: "Our goal was to achieve (being in) the group of the best teams in the world. "It was not an easy task, but the team was well united. It fought during the three games for a great objective ... we were not coming here just to have fun, we were coming here to play a World Cup and we wanted to reach this stage. "Now we'll have to play against Manchester City ... it's one of the greatest teams in the world. These are the games where you can improve and you can mature as a team, so I'm very proud."
Washington Post
6 hours ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Al Hilal advances to Club World Cup round of 16 with 2-0 win over Pachuca
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Salem Aldawsari scored in the 22nd minute and Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-0 on Thursday night to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup round of 16. Marcus Leonardo also scored for Al Hilal, the only team outside Europe and the Americas to advance out of group play.
