Al-Hilal Saudi FC 2–1 Al-Gharafa

AFC Champions League Elite 2026 League Phase - 1 · 15 Sep 2026

Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs Al-Gharafa in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026.

At Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali, United Arab Emirates.

Al-Hilal Saudi FC beat Al-Gharafa 2–1. Rúben Neves opened the scoring for Al-Hilal Saudi FC after 45+3 minutes. Sergej Milinković-Savić made it 2–0 after 72 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Rúben Neves 45+3' (pen), Sergej Milinković-Savić 72'
• Al-Gharafa: Hassan Aladin 90+2'

Al-Hilal Saudi FC starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 37 Y. Bounou (G)
• 2 Mohammed Mater Mohsin Mahzari (D)
• 3 K. Koulibaly (D)
• 4 Yusuf Akçiçek (D)
• 6 Nasser Al Dawsari (D)
• 22 S. Milinković-Savić (M)
• 8 Rúben Neves (M)
• 70 Saïmon Bouabré (M)
• 7 Gabriel Martinelli (F)
• 75 M. Meïté (F)
• 38 C. Summerville (F)

Al-Gharafa starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

• 31 A. Kone (G)
• 18 Ayoub Al Oui (D)
• 20 Jang Hyun-Soo (D)
• 4 S. Sano (D)
• 2 Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi (M)
• 29 F. Díaz (M)
• 13 F. Sassi (M)
• 23 Saifeldeen Hassan Fadlalla (M)
• 10 I. Bennacer (M)
• 96 A. Ounas (M)
• 9 F. Magri (F)

Match events

• 32′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Red Card, Crysencio Summerville
• 33′ Al-Gharafa: Red Card, Ismaël Bennacer
• 45+3′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Penalty, Rúben Neves
• 62′ Al-Gharafa: Substitution, Florinel Coman, Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi
• 66′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Substitution, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Yusuf Akcicek
• 66′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Substitution, Sultan Mandash, Saimon Bouabre
• 66′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Substitution, Moteb Al-Harbi, Nasser Al-Dawsari
• 69′ Al-Gharafa: Yellow Card, Fabricio Díaz
• 69′ Al-Gharafa: Substitution, Hassan Aladin, Adam Ounas
• 71′ Al-Gharafa: Yellow Card, Saifeldeen Fadlalla
• 72′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Normal Goal, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Rúben Neves
• 81′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Substitution, Nawaf Al-Habashi, Mohamed Kader Meïté
• 82′ Al-Gharafa: Substitution, Mason Holgate, Fabricio Díaz
• 90′ Al-Hilal Saudi FC: Substitution, Suhayb Ayman Alzaid, Sergej Milinković-Savić
• 90+2′ Al-Gharafa: Normal Goal, Hassan Aladin, Ayoub Al-Oui

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