Al -Ahly sweeps the crescent with three and qualifies for the “Asian Champions for the Elite” final

Roberto Firmino and Ivan Tony scored two goals in the first half, and Firas Al-Braikan added a goal in the last seconds, to overcome Al-Ahly 3-1 over Al-Hilal in the pure Saudi confrontation that brought them together today, Tuesday, and qualifies at his account to the AFC Champions League final.

Tony dwells in the net of Al -Hilal twice in the second half, but the referee did not count the two goals due to infiltration, as Yassin Bono, Al Hilal goalkeeper, tackled a penalty kick from Frank Casey.

Al -Hilal ended the match with ten players after the expulsion of Calido Coulibaly.

Al -Ahly will meet in the final scheduled for May 4, with the winner of the other confrontation in the semi -finals that bring together the Saudi victory and Japan’s Japanese victory tomorrow.

The Saudi city of Jeddah hosted the quarter -finals, as well as the two semi -final and final matches.

Al -Ahly advanced only eight minutes from the start of the match, as Winsroson Galeno set out on the left side and passed a cross that Firmino met with a direct shot into the net.

Tony strengthened Al -Ahly’s progress in the 27th minute, as he received longitudinal and penetrated into the penalty area, the goalkeeper, then hit the ball with his left foot in the net.

After that, Al -Hilal intensified its offensive attempts and made more than one sapphire opportunity until he managed to reduce the difference in the 42nd minute through Salem Al -Dossary, who took advantage of a pass from Marcus Leonardo. The defense failed to disperse, to penetrate into the penalty area and aim the ball into the goal.

Al -Hilal almost tied only two minutes later, when Al -Dossary sent a ball from a corner kick to the Brazilian Malcolm, who directed her with a header, but passed near the post.

Tony lived the ball in the net of Al -Hilal in the 49th minute, but the referee did not count it as a goal, and he confirmed his decision after returning to video technology.

In the 55th minute, Tony dwelt into Al -Hilal’s goal again and the referee did not count the goal due to infiltration.
The 59th minute witnessed Al -Hilal defender Coulibaly for receiving the second warning due to a strong intervention with Roger Eibanz, Al -Ahly player.

Al -Ahly fortunately in the 73rd minute, as the left post of the goalkeeper confronted two consecutive shots, and the same post in a ball paid by Galeno in the 78th minute.

Riad Mehrez, the Al -Ahly player, fell inside the penalty area in the 82nd minute, and the referee initially indicated to continue playing, but he announced the calculation of a penalty after returning to the video technology, due to an obstruction from Hamad Al -Yami.

Casey advanced to carry out the kick in the 86th minute, but Bono tackled the ball.

In the seventh minute of stoppage time for the second half, Al -Braikan concluded the scoring with the third goal of Al -Ahly, as he received the ball on the borders of the penalty area and prepared for himself and then the net in his left foot.