Al-Hilal beats Pachuca and advances to face Manchester City in the round of 16
Al-Hilal beat Pachuca in the last round of group H this Thursday (26) and advanced to the round of 16 of the Club World Cup
Al-Hilal faced Pachuca in the last round of Group H of the Club World Cup this Thursday (26), in Nashville, and with goals from Salem Al-Dawsari and Marcos Leonardo, defeated the Mexican rival, advancing to the round of 16 in second place with 5 points, behind Real Madrid. In the next phase, Al-Hilal will face Manchester City; the match will be next Monday (30), at 10 pm, in Orlando, Florida.
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The first half of the match was summed up by Pachuca being eliminated and defending themselves, while Al-Hilal had the majority of possession and were able to attack more easily. Thus, Al Hilal scored the first goal in the 21st minute, with a through ball from Nasser to Salem Al Dawsari. The captain controlled the ball with skill and scored a great lob. The rest of the first half ended in a lackluster manner, with Al-Hilal having more opportunities in attack, but lacking precision in finishing the plays.
The second half remained lukewarm. Pachuca defended itself and Al-Hilal tried to create good opportunities to extend the lead, but lost accuracy in the final pass. Thus, the Mexicans ended up gaining confidence and began to threaten the score in favor of Al-Hilal, who remained on the field with a solid defense. Thus, the game became a dispute in the midfield between the two teams, over who had more possession of the ball. In the 37th minute, Al-Hilal had a great chance with Marcos Leonardo inside the area, but the Brazilian failed to finish and the shot went weakly wide of the goal. In the 50th minute, Marcos Leonardo finally managed to break through the Pachuca defense and extended the score for Ah-Hilal. The Brazilian received the ball behind the defense and only had to dribble past the goalkeeper: 2 x 0.
