The 2018 Saudi Super Cup was the 5th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 18 August 2018 by Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2017–18 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Ittihad, the winners of the 2018 King Cup.[3] The match was held at Loftus Road in London, England for the second time.[4] Al-Hilal won the match 2–1 securing their second title in the competition.[5]

2018 Saudi Super Cup
Loftus Road in London hosted the match
EventSaudi Super Cup
Date18 August 2018
VenueLoftus Road, London, England[1]
RefereeCüneyt Çakır (Turkey)[2]
Attendance16,300
WeatherCloudy
20 °C (68 °F)
74% humidity
2016
2019

Venue

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Loftus Road in London hosted the match

Loftus Road was announced as the venue of the final on 27 July 2018.[6] This was the second time Loftus Road hosted the final and was the third time it was hosted in London.

Loftus Road was built in 1904 and has been used as the home stadium of Queens Park Rangers since 1917. Its current capacity is 18,439, and the record attendance was 35,353 in 1974.

Background

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This was Al-Hilal's third appearance in the competition. Al-Hilal won the 2015 edition and finished as runners-up in 2016. This was Al-Ittihad's second appearance in the competition. They finished as runners-up in 2013 after losing to Al-Fateh.[7]

The 2017 edition which was supposed to be contested between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad was canceled. The decision was based on the request of then-Saudi national team manager, Edgardo Bauza, who expressed his desire to change the calendar of the season to help him set the ideal preparation program for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[8]

Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2017–18 Saudi Professional League on the final matchday by defeating Al-Fateh 4–1.[9] Al-Ittihad qualified by winning their ninth King Cup title by defeating Al-Faisaly 3–1 in the final.[10] This was the 141st meeting between these two sides in all competitions. Al-Hilal won 56 times while Al-Ittihad won 42 times and the two teams drew 42 times.[11] This was the tenth final between these two sides, with Al-Ittihad winning five times and Al-Hilal winning four times.[12]

Match

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Details

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Al-Hilal2–1Al-Ittihad
Report
Attendance: 16,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Hilal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Al-Ittihad
GK 26   Ali Al-Habsi
RB 2   Mohammed Al-Breik
CB 4   Alberto Botía   44'
CB 5   Ali Al-Bulaihi   90+3'
LB 12   Yasser Al-Shahrani
RM 19   André Carrillo
CM 28   Mohamed Kanno
LM 29   Salem Al-Dawsari
AM 3   Carlos Eduardo (c)   90+5'
AM 21   Omar Abdulrahman   75'
CF 11   Gelmin Rivas   79'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF 13   Hassan Kadesh   90+5'
DF 22   Mohammed Al-Baqawi
DF 70   Mohammed Jahfali
MF 10   Mohammad Al-Shalhoub
MF 15   Ahmed Ashraf
MF 18   Nasser Al-Dawsari   75'
MF 27   Achraf Bencharki
FW 77   Omar Kharbin   79'
Manager:
  Jorge Jesus
 
GK 12   Assaf Al-Qarni
RB 11   Hassan Fallatah
CB 5   Matthew Jurman
CB 13   Ahmed Assiri (c)
LB 36   Thiago Carleto
DM 20   Karim El Ahmadi   90+2'
DM 27   Jonas   45+1'
AM 29   Valdívia   46'
AM 10   Carlos Villanueva
SS 8   Fahad Al-Muwallad
CF 9   Romarinho   84'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Rakan Al-Najjar
DF 24   Ammar Al-Daheem
DF 31   Mansoor Al-Harbi
DF 32   Omar Al-Muziel
MF 6   Khaled Al-Sumairi
MF 15   Jamal Bajandouh
MF 25   Ali Al-Zaqaan   86'   84'
FW 45   Aleksandar Pešić   46'
FW 49   Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
Manager:
  Ramón Díaz

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)[2]
Tarik Ongun (Turkey)[2]
Fourth official:
Mohammed Al-Smail[2]
Video assistant referee:
Mark Clattenburg (England)[2]
Assistant video assistant referees:
Khaled Al-Teris[2]

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

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Overall[13]
Statistic Al-Hilal Al-Ittihad
Goals scored 2 1
Total shots 19 13
Shots on target 7 4
Saves 3 5
Ball possession 47% 53%
Corner kicks 9 1
Fouls committed 20 16
Offsides 0 4
Yellow cards 2 3
Red cards 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ QPR hoping for 'very popular' Saudi Super Cup game at Loftus Road
  2. ^ a b c d e f "الحكم التركي سونيت شاكير يدير مباراة السوبر السعودي".
  3. ^ "غداً .. تتويج بطل السوبر السعودي".
  4. ^ "إنفوجراف.. ملعب لوفتس رود يحتضن السوبر السعودي".
  5. ^ "الهلال يتوج بلقب السوبر السعودي".
  6. ^ "QPR to host Saudi Super Cup at Loftus Road".
  7. ^ "الفتح يستهل موسمه الجديد ببطولة "السوبر السعودي"".
  8. ^ "الاتحاد السعودي يوضح أسباب إلغاء مباراة الهلال والاتحاد".
  9. ^ "الهلال بطلا للدوري السعودي للمحترفين للمرة الثانية تواليا والـ 15بتاريخه بفوزه على الفتح برباعية".
  10. ^ "الاتحاد يتوج بطلاً لكأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين".
  11. ^ "تاريخ مواجهات الهلال والاتحاد.. هل تستمر هيمنة الزعيم أم للنمور رأي آخر؟".
  12. ^ "اتحاد جدة يتفوق على الهلال في النهائيات".
  13. ^ "Statistics".