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Al Hilal vs Al-Gharafa: match report

Al Hilal hosted Al-Gharafa at Kingdom Arena on Tuesday 15 September 2026, in the AFC Champions League Elite (round 1). Omar Al Ali is the referee, averaging 4.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Al Hilal 2-1 Al-Gharafa. Goals: Rúben Neves 45'+3' (pen) for Al Hilal; Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 73' for Al Hilal; Alaaeddin Hassan 90'+2' for Al-Gharafa.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 32' Red card: Crysencio Summerville (Al Hilal)
  • 33' Red card: Ismaël Bennacer (Al-Gharafa)
  • 45'+3' Penalty: Rúben Neves (Al Hilal) 1-0
  • 69' Yellow card: Fabricio Díaz (Al-Gharafa)
  • 71' Yellow card: Saifeldeen Fadlalla (Al-Gharafa)
  • 73' Goal: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Al Hilal) 2-0
  • 90'+2' Goal: Alaaeddin Hassan (Al-Gharafa) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
68.7%Possession31.3%
13Shots8
7Shots on target3
14Corners2
11Fouls9
0Offsides1
2Saves5
0Yellow cards2
1Red cards1

Line-ups

Al Hilal 4-3-3

Coach: Simone Inzaghi

  1. 37 Yassine Bounou GK
  2. 2 Mohammed Mahzari DEF
  3. 3 Kalidou Koulibaly DEF
  4. 4 Yusuf Akçiçek DEF
  5. 6 Nasser Al-Dawsari MID
  6. 22 Sergej Milinković-Savić MID
  7. 8 Rúben Neves MID
  8. 70 Saïmon Bouabré MID
  9. 7 Gabriel Martinelli FWD
  10. 75 Mohamed Meïté FWD
  11. 38 Crysencio Summerville FWD

Bench

  • 87 Hassan Al Tambakti DEF
  • 24 Moteb Al-Harbi DEF
  • 27 Sultan Mandash FWD
  • 77 Nawaf Al Habashi FWD
  • 96 Suhayb Al-Zaid MID
  • 33 Mohammed Al Owais GK
  • 17 Mohammed Al-Yami GK
  • 88 Hamad Al Yami DEF
  • 73 Mohamed Al-Sarnukh DEF
  • 93 Abdullah Al Anazi MID
  • 28 Mohamed Kanno MID
  • 18 Murad Al-Hawsawi MID

Al-Gharafa 3-4-2-1

Coach: Pedro Martins

  1. 31 Ahmed Kone GK
  2. 18 Ayoub Al Oui DEF
  3. 20 Hyun-Soo Jang DEF
  4. 4 Seydou Sano DEF
  5. 2 Abdulrahman Al Rashidi DEF
  6. 29 Fabricio Díaz MID
  7. 13 Ferjani Sassi MID
  8. 23 Saifeldeen Fadlalla DEF
  9. 10 Ismaël Bennacer MID
  10. 96 Adam Ounas FWD
  11. 9 Frank Magri FWD

Bench

  • 7 Florinel Coman FWD
  • 90 Hassan Alaa Aladdin FWD
  • 27 Mason Holgate DEF
  • 1 Khalifa N'Diaye GK
  • 34 Mahmoud Gamal GK
  • 11 Amro Abdelfatah Ali Surag DEF
  • 6 Damé Traoré DEF
  • 26 Rayyan Ahmed Al-Ali DEF
  • 22 Abdirashid Saeed Hassan MID
  • 49 Rayyan Faragalla MID
  • 97 Amjad Nassar Mohamed FWD
  • 99 Jamal Hamed FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 3 November 2025: Al-Gharafa 1-2 Al Hilal
  • Tuesday 3 December 2024: Al Hilal 3-0 Al-Gharafa
  • Tuesday 15 May 2012: Al Hilal 2-1 Al-Gharafa
  • Wednesday 21 March 2012: Al-Gharafa 3-3 Al Hilal
  • Wednesday 11 May 2011: Al Hilal 2-0 Al-Gharafa