Al-Hilal oust Manchester City from Club World Cup in extra time
Marcos Leonardo scored his second goal of the match in the 112th minute to give Al-Hilal a 4-3 upset victory over Manchester City on Monday night in Orlando, sending the Saudi Arabian side into the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup. Malcom and Kalidou Koulibaly also scored for Al-Hilal, who got 10 saves from goalkeeper Yassine Bounou. Al-Halil will meet Fluminense on Friday at Orlando. The Brazilian side beat Inter Milan 2-0 earlier Monday. Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden were the goal-scorers for Manchester City. The decisive goal came after Sergej Milinkovic’s header was stopped by Ederson for the Manchester City goalie’s second and final save of the match. The ball then hit off Leonardo to the left front of the goal line, and he knocked the ball into the open net with his right foot to give Al-Hilal the lead. Koulibaly scored on a header to give Al-Hilal a 3-2 lead in the fourth minute of extra time. Al-Hilal’s Ruben Neves took a corner kick, and Koulibaly leaped and flicked the ball to the left of Ederson. Manchester City had two strong chances late in the second half of regulation time. Off a corner kick in the 84th minute, Manuel Akanji sent a header that hit off the right goalpost.
