King’s Cup round of 16 ends with no surprises

RIYADH: The Saudi King’s Cup round of 16, which took place Dec. 20-22, ended with no shock results.

On Tuesday, Al-Wehda beat Damac 1-0 and Al-Fayha beat Khaleej 3-1. The following day Abha overcame Al-Taawoun by four goals to three, Al-Hilal beat Ettifaq 4-0, and Al-Nassr beat Al-Adalah 2-0.

On Thursday, Al-Batin beat Al-Raed with the only goal of the game, while both Al-Fateh versus Al-Tai and Ittihad versus Al-Shabab went to penalty shootouts. Al-Batin won their shootout 7-6, and Ittihad won theirs 4-3.

The quarter-finals will take place on March 13 and 14, with Al-Fayha taking on Ittihad, Al-Wehda at home to Al-Batin, Al-Hilal playing Al-Fateh, and Al-Nassr hosting Abha.