RIYADH: Al-Hilal secured their spot in the final 16 of the King Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 away victory over Al-Adalah at Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in Hofuf on Monday night.
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The Riyadh side had a goal disallowed by the video assistant referee late in the first half but still managed to go into the break with a one-goal advantage after Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored in the second minute of stoppage time. That ultimately proved to be enough for the win.
Also on Monday, Al-Shabab had two players sent off in the first half but managed to pull off an unlikely 4-2, penalty-shootout away win over Abha at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, after the game ended in a 2-2 draw after extra time.
After captain Yannick Carrasco’s 13th minute opener for Al-Shabab was canceled out by Afonso Taira 11 minutes later, the dynamic of the match seemed to have turned heavily in favor of the home side when Saad Yaslam received his marching orders just after the half-hour mark.
