Al-Hilal knocks Manchester City out of Club World Cup with extra-time upset win
Topic:Soccer
12m ago12 minutes agoTue 1 Jul 2025 at 6:31am
Khalid al-Ghannam puts his arms out and shouts to celebrate winning a Club World Cup game.
Al-Hilal scored twice in extra time to beat Manchester City. (AP: Phelan Ebenhack)
Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal has scored two extra-time goals to stun Manchester City with a 4-3 win at the Club World Cup.
Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal on a rebound in the 112th minute to eliminate the Premier League giants in the round of 16.
In a back-and-forth thriller in Florida, the Saudi Arabian club took the lead three times, including twice in extra time.
Kalidou Koulibaly put Al-Hilal ahead 3-2 in the 94th minute, but Phil Foden — who entered as a substitute at the end of regulation — equalised in the 104th.
Leonardo finally put Man City away when goalkeeper Ederson saved a header by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from inside the penalty box and the ball deflected to Leonardo, who redirected it with his right foot as he fell to the pitch near the left post.
Malcom celebrates a goal against Manchester City.
Al Hilal and Man City traded goals and eventually went to extra time. (Getty Images: Jose Hernandez/Anadolu)
Leonardo also scored in the 46th minute to even the match at 1-1 after Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the ninth minute for Man City.
Malcom put Al Hilal ahead in the 52nd, and Erling Haaland found the net in the 55th to make it 2-2.
The match drew 42,311 to Orlando's Camping World Stadium, which has a capacity of 60,219.
Manchester City nearly won it in the final seconds of added time on a counterattack that was thwarted by a hard challenge.
Referees did not call a penalty, and Man City coach Pep Guardiola ran onto the field to argue the decision after the whistle.
"It's a pity. … Nothing to say. We'll have to continue," Guardiola said.
"I still have the feeling this team is doing well. We'll go home and have time to rest."
Al-Hilal will face Fluminense on July 4 in Orlando for a spot in the semifinals.
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