On the morning of July 1, Man City faced Al Hilal in the 1/8 round of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025TM. Although Man City are rated higher, the situation on the field surprised everyone. The two teams gave an exciting score chase.
In the first half, Man City still showed higher class, taking the initiative to hold the ball for most of the time. They opened the scoring in the 10th minute thanks to Silva and maintained this advantage until the end of the first half.
In the first minute of the second half, Al Hilal equalized. From a cross on the right wing, Man City goalkeeper Ederson pushed the ball into Leonardo's position. Immediately, an Al Hilal player rushed in to head the ball into the Man City net.
Just 5 minutes later, Malcom finished accurately to help Al Hilal take a 2-1 lead. In the 55th minute, Haaland scored to equalize 2-2 and took the match into extra time.
Al Hilal started the extra period perfectly. In the 94th minute, from Ruben Neves' precise corner kick, kalidou Koulibaly jumped high and headed the ball dangerously, giving Ederson no chance to block, raising the score to 3-2 for the home team.
After that, Phil Foden was brought on and he himself had a skillful one-touch shot to help Man City equalize the score 3-3 in the 104th minute.
When both teams were exhausted, Al Hilal launched the decisive blow in the 113th minute. Leonardo was Al Hilal's hero when he scored the dramatic 4-3 winning goal, helping the home team defeat Man City to enter the quarter-finals of this year's tournament.
