02/07/2025
highlights from the Manchester City vs. Al Hilal match at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup:
First Half:
Manchester City's Early Goal: Bernardo Silva scored the first goal of the tournament for Manchester City, giving them an early lead [02:06]. The goal was confirmed after a VAR check despite initial contention about a possible handball.
Manchester City's Dominance: City continued to create chances, with Al Hilal's goalkeeper, Bounou, making notable saves to deny Catinho and Gündoğan [03:29].
Al Hilal's Close Chance: Al Hilal had a good opportunity with Marcus Leonardo attempting a shot after good build-up play involving Malcolm [05:04].
Second Half:
Al Hilal's Equalizer: Marcos Leonardo scored for Al Hilal early in the second half, leveling the score at 1-1 [06:15].
Al Hilal Takes the Lead: Malcolm scored for Al Hilal, putting them ahead 2-1 shortly after their equalizer [07:11].
Manchester City Equalizes: Erling Haaland scored his third goal of the tournament, bringing the score to 2-2 [08:23].
Al Hilal's Disallowed Penalty: Al Hilal was awarded a penalty, but it was overturned due to an offside call [09:08].
Al Hilal Takes the Lead Again: Kalidou Koulibaly scored for Al Hilal, making it 3-2 [11:01].
Manchester City's Late Equalizer: Phil Foden, shortly after coming on as a substitute, scored a crucial equalizer for Manchester City, making it 3-3 [11:42].
Al Hilal's Winning Goal: Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal of the match, putting Al Hilal ahead 4-3 in the dying minutes [12:47].
Final Result:
Al Hilal defeated Manchester City 4-3, knocking them out of the FIFA Club World Cup [13:52].
