Al Hilal was crowned champion of the Saudi Football Super Cup for the fourth time in its history after defeating Al Ittihad Jeddah, 4-1, yesterday, Thursday, at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi.
Al-Hilal strengthened its record as the team that won the most titles, after achieving the championship on three previous occasions in the seasons (2015-2016, 2018-2019, and 2021-2022), ahead of Al-Nasr by two titles.
Also, Al Hilal continued its streak of not losing In front of the union For the 11th consecutive match in all tournaments (10 wins and a draw), while the last victory for Al-Ittihad Jeddah dates back to last April 2021.
Portuguese George Jesus achieved his first title in his second term with Al Hilal, after he had previously led them to win the Super Cup in 2018.
Benzema got angry
Al Hilal’s goals were scored by Malcolm Oliveira (two goals), Salem Al-Dosari and Nasser Al-Dosari, in the 5th, 44th, 89th and 96th minutes, while Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah scored the only goal for Al-Ittihad Jeddah in the 21st minute.
The match was of good quality. Al-Hilal controlled many of its periods, and succeeded in scoring an early goal, but Al-Ittihad, which led it Karim Benzema They responded quickly with an equaliser, before Al Hilal repeated their attempts, which resulted in the lead goal before the end of the first half.
In the second half, Al-Ittihad tried to return to the atmosphere of the match, but Al-Hilal succeeded in settling its affairs at the end of the confrontation with the third and fourth goals in the last minutes, which won the fourth title.
The Italian journalist quoted Benzema’s brother in his harsh criticism of Al-Ittihad coach Gallardo, where he said: “Karim plays on the left side? This is a crime. It makes no sense at all. I hope that football will be respected.”
Huge financial prizes
The Saudi newspaper Al-Riyadiah said: Al-Hilal secured 4 million riyals from the Saudi Football Federation, after its first team won the championship cup.
The tournament regulations stipulate that the champion team will be awarded 4 million riyals and 55 gold medals, and 2 million riyals will be allocated to the runner-up and 55 silver medals.
Although leaving Victory The list includes one million riyals for each of the participating teams, bringing the total prizes for the participating teams to 8 million riyals.
Since its inception, in 2013, the Saudi Super Championship was played as a single match, combining the champions of the Professional League and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, until its system was changed, starting with last year’s edition, and the number of its teams increased to four competing in a semi-final round, then a final match.
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