2018 Saudi Super Cup

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2018 Saudi Super Cup
Loftus Road 38.jpg
Loftus Road in London hosted the match
EventSaudi Super Cup
Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
Pro League King Cup
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Date18 August 2018
VenueLoftus Road, London, England[1]
RefereeCüneyt Çakır (Turkey)[2]
Attendance16,300
WeatherCloudy
20 °C (68 °F)
74% humidity
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The 2018 Saudi Super Cup was the 5th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 18 August 2018 by Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2017–18 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2018 King Cup.[3] The match was held at Loftus Road in London, England for the second time.[4] Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 securing their second title in the competition.[5]

Venue[]

Loftus Road in London hosted the match

Loftus Road was announced as the venue of the final on 27 July 2018.[6] This was the second time Loftus Road hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in London.

Loftus Road was built in 1904 and has been used as the home stadium of Queens Park Rangers since 1917. Its current capacity is 18,439, and the record attendance was 35,353 in 1974.

Background[]

Main articles: 2017–18 Saudi Professional League and 2018 King Cup

This was Al-Hilal's third appearance in the competition. Al-Hilal won the 2015 edition and finished as runners-up in 2016. This was Al-Ittihad's second appearance in the competition. They finished as runners-up in 2013 after to Al-Fateh.[citation needed]

The 2017 edition which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad was canceled. The decision was based on the request of then-Saudi national team manager, Edgardo Bauza, who expressed his desire to change the calendar of the season to help him set the ideal preparation program for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2017–18 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating Al-Fateh 4–1.[8] Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their ninth King Cup title by defeating Al-Faisaly 3–1 in the final.[9] The was the 141st meeting between these two sides in all competitions. Al-Hilal won 56 times while Al-Ittihad won 42 times and the two teams drew 42 times.[10] This was the tenth final between these two sides, with Al-Ittihad winning five times and Al-Hilal winning four times.[11]

Match[]

Details[]

Al-Hilal2–1Al-Ittihad
  • Carlos Eduardo Goal 35'
  • Rivas Goal 62'
 Report
  • El Ahmadi Goal 67'
Loftus Road, London
Attendance: 16,300
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Al-Hilal
Al-Ittihad
GK 26 Oman Ali Al-Habsi
RB 2 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 4 Spain Alberto Botía Yellow card 44'
CB 5 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Bulaihi Yellow card 90+3'
LB 12 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani
DM 28 Saudi Arabia Mohamed Kanno
DM 21 United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman Substituted off 75'
RW 19 Peru André Carrillo
AM 3 Brazil Carlos Eduardo (c) Substituted off 90+5'
LW 29 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari
CF 11 Venezuela Gelmin Rivas Substituted off 79'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF 13 Saudi Arabia Hassan Kadesh Substituted in 90+5'
DF 22 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Baqawi
DF 70 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Jahfali
MF 10 Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Ashraf
MF 18 Saudi Arabia Nasser Al-Dawsari Substituted in 75'
MF 27 Morocco Achraf Bencharki
FW 77 Syria Omar Kharbin Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Jesus
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GK 12 Saudi Arabia Assaf Al-Qarni
RB 11 Saudi Arabia Hassan Muath
CB 13 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Assiri (c)
CB 5 Australia Matthew Jurman
LB 36 Brazil Thiago Carleto
RM 20 Morocco Karim El Ahmadi Yellow card 90+2'
CM 27 Brazil Jonas Yellow card 45+1'
LM 10 Chile Carlos Villanueva
RW 8 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Muwallad
LW 29 Brazil Valdívia Substituted off 46'
CF 9 Brazil Romarinho Substituted off 84'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Najjar
DF 24 Saudi Arabia Ammar Al-Daheem
DF 31 Saudi Arabia Mansoor Al-Harbi
DF 32 Saudi Arabia Omar Al-Muziel
MF 6 Saudi Arabia Khaled Al-Sumairi
MF 15 Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh
MF 25 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Zaqaan Yellow card 86' Substituted in 84'
FW 45 Serbia Aleksandar Pešić Substituted in 46'
FW 49 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
Manager:
Argentina Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)[2]
Tarik Ongun (Turkey)[2]
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Smail[2]
Video assistant referee:
Mark Clattenburg (England)[2]
Assistant video assistant referees:
Khaled Al-Teris[2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics[]

Overall[12]
Statistic Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 19 13
Shots on target 7 4
Saves 3 5
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 9 1
Fouls committed 20 16
Offsides 0 4
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ QPR hoping for 'very popular' Saudi Super Cup game at Loftus Road
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "الحكم التركي سونيت شاكير يدير مباراة السوبر السعودي".
  3. ^ "غداً .. تتويج بطل السوبر السعودي".
  4. ^ "إنفوجراف.. ملعب لوفتس رود يحتضن السوبر السعودي".
  5. ^ "الهلال يتوج بلقب السوبر السعودي".
  6. ^ "QPR to host Saudi Super Cup at Loftus Road".
  7. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يوضح أسباب إلغاء مباراة الهلال والاتحاد".
  8. ^ "الهلال بطلا للدوري السعودي للمحترفين للمرة الثانية تواليا والـ 15بتاريخه بفوزه على الفتح برباعية".
  9. ^ "الاتحاد يتوج بطلاً لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  10. ^ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والاتحاد.. هل تستمر هيمنة الزعيم أم للنمور رأي آخر؟".
  11. ^ "اتحاد جدة يتفوق على الهلال في النهائيات".
  12. ^ "Statistics".

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