Mitrovic celebrates Al Hilal's first goal against Al-Ittihad during the Saudi Clasico in the AFC Champions League (Getty)
Al-Hilal is close to qualifying for the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League with a 2-0 victory over its guest, Al-Ittihad, which ended an all-Saudi summit in the first leg of the tournament’s 8th round with 10 players after N’Golo Kante was sent off on Tuesday.
Alexander Mitrovic gave Al Hilal the lead with a penalty kick 5 minutes before the break.
Two minutes later, Salem Al-Dosari added the second goal after a pass from Malcolm.
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After reviewing the video assistant referee, Kante was sent off for a violent intervention on Al Hilal defender Kalidou Koulibaly in the 66th minute.
Al Hilal controlled the match from the beginning.
While Al-Ittihad, which lacked the efforts of Karim Benzema due to injury, did not create any threat to goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais.
The return match will be held in Jeddah next Tuesday.
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Source: Reuters