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Al Hilal Eliminate Manchester City With 4-3 Extra-Time Win

Advancing to face Fluminense in the quarter-finals ensures a non-European team will reach the tournament’s semi-finals for the first time

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Overview

  • Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the ninth minute before Marcos Leonardo equalised 50 seconds after the restart and Malcom put Al Hilal 2-1 ahead.
  • Erling Haaland levelled at 2-2 in the second half, but Leonardo’s 112th-minute header sealed the 4-3 victory in extra time.
  • Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou produced several key saves in the first half to frustrate City’s attack.
  • The result ended Manchester City’s title defence at the round-of-16 stage of the expanded Club World Cup.
  • Al Hilal will meet Fluminense in the quarter-finals, guaranteeing a non-European side in the last four.