Al Hilal exited the AFC Champions League competitions, despite defeating Al Ain, UAE, (2-1), in the match that was held between them this evening, Tuesday, at the Kingdom Arena, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the continental championship.

The two goals for Al Hilal were scored by Ruben Neves (4) and Salem Al Dosari (51), while Eric Jorgens (12) scored for Al Ain.

This victory was not enough for Al Hilal players to qualify for the AFC Champions League final, as the first leg, which was held last week in Abu Dhabi, did not end with Al Ain winning (4-2), so the two matches ended (5-4) in favor of the Emirati team, which qualified. To the final.

The match began with high pressure from Al Hilal players, and player Michel Delgado received a penalty kick after a strong intervention by Al Ain player Kwame Otoni inside the penalty area.

After the match referee reviewed the video technology, he indicated a penalty kick for Al Hilal, scored by Portuguese professional Ruben Neves in the fourth minute.

The eye quickly adjusts the result

The Al Ain team quickly adjusted the score, after equalizing in the 12th minute, through its player Eric Mendes, after receiving a cross from his teammate Yahya Nader, and Eric hit a creeping shot that landed in the goal.

The 25th minute witnessed a dangerous ball in favor of Al Hilal, after a crescent cross from the left side. Al Ain defender Ahmed Barman tried to deflect it away, but it was going to go into his goal by mistake, but his ball was returned from the left post.

A dangerous attack by Al Ain players came in the 28th minute after a cross ball from the edge of the penalty area that almost ended in a shot before Yasser Al Shahrani blocked it.

A dangerous opportunity for Al Hilal

The 34th minute witnessed a dangerous attack by Al Hilal players, after Savic received a rebound from the left of the penalty area. He met it with a header, but it was saved by Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa.

Al Ain responded with another dangerous attack, in the 36th minute, after a powerful shot from Sufyan Rahimi outside the penalty area, but it passed just past the post of Al Hilal’s goalkeeper.

Penalty kick canceled

The 42nd minute saw a penalty kick awarded to Al Ain, after Hassan Timbukti obstructed Sofiane Rahimi’s attempt to pass into the penalty area, but the referee returned and canceled it after returning to video technology.

Al-Dosari wasted an opportunity to achieve a goal

Al-Hilal player Salem Al-Dossary missed the chance to achieve a goal in the 46th minute, after receiving a through pass, which Al-Dosari met with a shot from inside the penalty area, but it passed above the goal.

Al-Hilal scores the lead goal

The first minutes of the second half witnessed continuous offensive pressure from Al Hilal players, and Al-Zahim scored the second goal in the 51st minute, after a powerful low shot that went into the goal.

In the 59th minute, Al Hilal wasted the chance of a certain goal after Michel Delgado went one-on-one inside the penalty area, but finished it off with a shot that Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa saved beautifully.

Al Hilal responded with another dangerous attack in the 63rd minute, with a shot from Savic from inside the penalty area, but Al Ain’s defense cleared it for a corner kick from the left.

Goal disallowed

Al Ain scored a goal in the 72nd minute, but the match referee decided to cancel it due to Falah Walid being offside at the beginning of the game.

The 86th minute witnessed a shot from Al Hilal player Delgado from the right of the penalty area, but it was cleared by the Al Ain goalkeeper.

The match referee canceled another goal for Al Ain, due to a foul on Sufyan Rahimi at the beginning of the game, after returning to video technology.

The last minutes of stoppage time saw two chances for Al Hilal, the first being a shot from Mohamed Kanno from inside the penalty area that was caught by goalkeeper Khaled Issa.

Al Hilal player Sergei Savic also fell in a shared ball inside the penalty area, amid demands from Al-Zaeem players to award a penalty kick, but the referee decided to continue playing.