"Franck Kessie thought he made a breakthrough on the half-hour mark for Al-Ahli, firing past Bruno Varela in the hosts' goal, but his strike was ruled out for offside following a VAR review. Al-Hazem's best chance of the game came three minutes before the break as Ibanez fouled Amir Sayoud in the box, but Martins' effort from 12 yards was denied brilliantly by Edouard Mendy low to his left."
"Al-Ahli eventually made their breakthrough in the 72nd minute when Al Brikan looped Majrashi's cross over Varela. Majrashi, who made an incredible goal-line clearance to deny Omar Al Somah, then secured all three points when he fired the ball in at the near post, following a perfectly weighted pass from Matheus Goncalves."
Al-Ahli defeated Al-Hazem 2-0 at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium. Fabio Martins missed a first-half penalty for Al-Hazem, denied by Edouard Mendy. Franck Kessie's early strike for Al-Ahli was ruled out for offside after VAR. Al-Ahli took the lead in the 72nd minute when Feras Al Brikan looped Ali Majrashi's cross over Bruno Varela. Majrashi then secured the win by scoring at the near post following a Matheus Goncalves pass, after making a goal-line clearance earlier. Al-Ahli's defence limited Al-Hazem to one shot on target and produced 0.88 expected goals from 11 shots.
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