ORLANDO — Al Hilal produced the FIFA Club World Cup’s biggest shock to date, emerging victorious in a seven-goal, extra-time thriller against Premier League giant Manchester City.
Marcos Leonardo bundled in the winner in the 112th minute, his second goal of the game, to send the Saudi Pro League side to the quarterfinal round with a 4-3 win at Camping World Stadium. Al Hilal will stay in Orlando and face Fluminense at 3 p.m. Friday in an unexpected quarterfinal pairing.
Fluminense dispatched UEFA Champions League runner-up Inter Milan in a 2-0 result in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier Monday.
Al Hilal flipped the script after halftime, trailing after just nine minutes on a scruffy finish from Bernardo Silva. Marcos Leonardo knocked in an equalizer 44 seconds after the restart, and Malcom put Al Hilal ahead a lightning-fast counterattack following a Man City corner.
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Erling Haaland seemingly restored order three minutes after Malcom’s goal, sweeping in a second ball off Silva’s swinging corner. Manchester City outshot Al Hilal 31-17, forcing Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou into nine saves.
Al Hilal survived a handful of Man City close calls in the final 10 minutes of regulation. Bounou palmed Rúben Dias’ long-range effort over the bar moments after stretching to deny Haaland at the goal line.
Four minutes into extra time, two former Premier League stars connected on a corner for Al Hilal. Rúben Neves delivered an accurate inswinger, and Kalidou Koulibaly rose between two Manchester City defenders to thump home a header.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola made a tactical switch at the 100-minute mark, pulling defensive midfielder Rodri for attacking mid Phil Foden. The 25-year-old England international produced an immediate impact, poking Rayan Cherki’s lofted pass across Bounou for his 100th goal for the club.
But Al Hilal regained the lead for a third, final time seven minutes into the second extra period. Renan Lodi collected the ball just outside the penalty area and whipped a cross onto the head of Sergej Milinković-Savić. Ederson stretched to make the initial save, but Marcos Leonardo was able to chest down the rebound and curl it over the line.
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FULL TIME: Al Hilal 4, Manchester City 3
Al Hilal have pulled off a shock upset of Premier League giants in the Round of 16 at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Marcos Leonardo scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the 112th minute to send the Saudi Pro League side into an unexpected quarterfinal matchup against Fluminense. Malcom and Kalidou Koulibaly also found the scoresheet for Al Hilal.
Bernardo Silva, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored for Manchester City, which won its three group games by a combined margin of 13-2.
123′ Manchester City awarded a last-gasp corner
Manchester City have won a corner in the final minute, and are bringing Ederson up from the goal line.
120′ Three minutes of stoppage time
Manchester City need a goal in three minutes to avoid crashing out of the FIFA Club World Cup in the Round of 16. Al Hilal leads 4-3 on Marcos Leonardo’s brace.
117′ Nathan Aké clears potential 5th Al Hilal goal off line
Al Hilal broke with numbers again and nearly cashed in a clinching fifth goal, but Nathan Aké’s sliding clearance on the right post keeps Manchester City in the game with three minutes left.
112′ Al Hilal GOAL: Marcos Leonardo knocks in rebound
For the third time tonight, Al Hilal are in front of Manchester City.
Marcos Leonardo swept in a rebound after Ederson dove to deny Sergej Milinković-Savić, putting Al Hilal up 4-3 with just eight minutes remaining.
105′ Manchester City, Al Hilal tied 3-3 at halftime of extra time
Kalidou Koulibaly and Phil Foden traded goals to bookend the first half of extra time. Manchester City and Al Hilal are all square, 3-3, with 15 minutes to play before penalties.
104′ Manchester City GOAL: Instant impact for Phil Foden
Phil Foden provided an instant impact, leveling the score once again at 3-3.
Foden split the defense and Rayan Cherki lofted a perfectly weighted pass over the top. Foden poked the ball with left foot back across Yassine Bounou for the equalizer, his 100th goal as a Manchester City player.
100′ Phil Foden subs in for Rodri
Pep Guardiola has gone for an extra attacker with 20 minutes left and Manchester City a goal behind against Al Hilal.
Phil Foden enters the match in the 100th minute in place of Rodri.
94′ Al Hilal GOAL: Kalidou Koulibaly converts from corner
Kalidou Koulibaly rose between two Manchester City defenders to meet Rúben Neves’ corner and put Al Hilal ahead 3-2 four minutes into extra time.
91′ Manchester City makes striker switch
Omar Marmoush will lead the Manchester City line in extra time, replacing Erling Haaland ahead of the restart. Pep Guardiola makes one switch in midfield as well, sending on Rayan Cherki and subbing off Tijjani Reijnders.
FULL TIME: Manchester City 2, Al Hilal 2
Extra time is coming up in Orlando.
Manchester City and Al Hilal are level after 90 minutes, including a frantic finish. From an Al Hilal corner, Ederson’s strong punch set Jérémy Doku sprinting the other way, and he was taken down attempting to cut inside. No foul was called, and Pep Guardiola voiced his displeasure with the referee after the full-time whistle.
There will be two, 15-minutes periods of extra time. Penalty kicks would follow if the score is still level.
90′ Six minutes of stoppage time
Will there be a late winner?
Manchester City and Al Hilal will play an additional six minutes, all even at 2-2.
87′ Al Hilal survive several close calls
Al Hilal are playing with fire near the end of the 90 minutes, bailed out twice by Yassine Bounou.
Bounou kept out a point-blank chance from Erling Haaland, and a thumping long-range hit from Rúben Dias.
82′ Al Hilal make another substitution
Ali Lajami replaces Mohamed Kanno in the 82nd minute, moments after Erling Haaland deflected a header onto the top of the netting. Manchester City and Al Hilal are still tied 2-2.
78′ Kanno can’t meet Neves’ free-kick delivery
Mohamed Kanno flashed open from a free kick, but could not direct Rúben Neves’ pinpoint cross on target to restore Al Hilal’s shock lead.
Manchester City lead in shots 17-9, but the score remains 2-2 with 10 minutes remaining plus stoppage time.
70′ Man City, Al Hilal level at 2nd hydration break
With 20 minutes and second-half stoppage time to play, Manchester City and Al Hilal are knotted up at 2-2 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
Bernardo Silva gave City the lead in the ninth minute, but quick strikes from Marcos Leonardo and Malcom flipped the script in Al Hilal’s favor. Erling Haaland restored order from a corner, leveling the game just three minutes after the Premier League side fell behind.
Manchester City have a 16-8 advantage in shot attempts.
64′ Al Hilal subs off Malcom
Simone Inzaghi subbed off Malcom after an eventful 15-minute stretch in which he gave Al Hilal the lead, and nearly won a penalty. Kaio César takes his place on the wing.
56′ Offside call prevents possible Al Hilal penalty
Malcom was flagged for offside before being wiped out in the box by Rúben Dias, erasing a possible Al Hilal penalty.
55′ Manchester City GOAL: Erling Haaland equalizes from corner
Manchester City are back on level terms.
Erling Haaland reacted first to a second ball in the box from Bernardo Silva’s swinging corner, and slotted it past Yassine Bounou. Following three goals in the space of 10 minutes, the score is 2-2 in Orlando.
52′ Al Hilal GOAL: Malcom hits Man City on the counter
Al Hilal have incredibly turned the game around, taking the lead on a lightning-quick counter from a Manchester City corner.
Malcom collected a João Cancelo pass from inside his own half, broke clear of the Man City defense and calmly beat Ederson with a right-footed strike. Al Hilal lead 2-1 as Pep Guardiola prepares a triple change, bringing on Manuel Akanji, Nathan Aké and Rodri.
46′ Al Hilal GOAL: Marcos Leonardo heads home equalizer
Less than a minute after the restart, Al Hilal are level.
Ederson punched João Cancelo’s cross from the right flank into a dangerous area, and Marcos Leonardo knocked in a second chance with a header inside the six-yard box.
46′ Man City, Al Hilal start 2nd half
The teams have switched sides, and the second half is underway in Orlando.
HALFTIME: Manchester City 1, Al Hilal 0
It’s halftime in Orlando, and Manchester City hold a 1-0 lead over Al Hilal on Bernardo Silva’s scrappy goal in the ninth minute.
Yassine Bounou has been expectedly busy between the sticks, but up to the task with six saves for the Saudi side. Al Hilal have threatened a couple of times on the counter, but none of their three shots went on target.
Manchester City completed 330 passes in the first half and had 58% possession, excluding in-contest possession.
45′ Five minutes of stoppage time added on
There will be five additional minutes in the first half, tacking on some additional time following the protest of Manchester City’s decisive goal.
43′ Marcos Leonardo misses high on header
Al Hilal’s best move of the night had everything but the final touch.
Marcos Leonardo looped a header over the crossbar following a crisp series of connecting passes for Al Hilal, started by center-back Kalidou Koulibaly.
39′ Matheus Nunes picks up yellow card
Matheus Nunes picked up a yellow card, clipping Al Hilal’s Moteb Al-Harbi with a late flick.
33′ Manchester City hold 1-0 lead over Al Hilal at hydration break
Manchester City maintain a 1-0 lead at the first-half hydration break, courtesy of Bernardo Silva’s 9th-minute goal. Five of City’s seven shots have been on target, and the Premier League side has had about 68% of the ball.
Yassine Bounou made an important double-save at the half-hour mark, denying Ilkay Gündoğan with a right-hand save and palming Joško Gvardiol’s header over the bar on the ensuing corner.
27′ Joško Gvardiol shown yellow card for Man City
Joško Gvardiol pulled down Al Hilal striker Marcos Leonardo at the halfway line, earning the game’s first yellow card.
24′ Bounou keeps score 1-0 with save on Savinho
Yassine Bounou kept the Al Hilal within a goal, fending off Savinho from close range after a giveaway in the defensive third.
Erling Haaland spotted Savinho streaking through the middle, the 19th final-third entry for City in the game’s opening 24 minutes. Savinho rounded the Moroccan goalkeeper, but Bounou recovered for a sprawling left-hand stop.
9′ Manchester City GOAL: Bernardo Silva goal stands despite Al Hilal protests
Despite substantial protests for handball in the buildup on Rayan Aït-Nouri, Manchester City have been given the night’s opening goal.
Aït-Nouri took a pass in stride from Rúben Dias, but his cross was deflected backwards off the leg of a defender. Bernardo Silva found the ball all alone in the box, and flicked it into the net uncontested.
The restart was delayed more than three minutes as Al Hilal sought an overturn. Following a VAR review, the ruling on the field stood.
6′ Rúben Dias denied on clear header
Manchester City created the first clear chance on a follow-up from a Bernardo Silva corner.
Jérémy Doku tracked down the loose ball, created space and put a perfect cross onto the head of Rúben Dias. The Portuguese center-back’s header went straight at Al Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
1′ Kickoff
The game is underway from Orlando.
Manchester City starts with possession from the opening kickoff.
Al Hilal starting XI: João Cancelo faces former club Man City
Simone Inzaghi rolls out a strong starting XI for Al Hilal, headlined by a handful of former Premier League stars.
João Cancelo will make the start at right-back against Manchester City, a club for whom he made 154 appearances in all competitions. The 31-year-old Portuguese international had nine goals and 22 assists Man City.
Former Wolves midfielder Rúben Neves and former Chelsea center-back Kalidou Koulibaly are also on the team sheet.
Al Hilal starters (4-2-3-1): Bounou, Cancelo, Koulibaly, Al-Harbi, Lodi, Neves, Al-Dawsari, Kanno, Milinković-Savić, Malcom, Marcos Leonardo
Manchester City starting XI: Erling Haaland up top vs. Al Hilal
Erling Haaland returns to Manchester City’s starting lineup for Monday’s Round of 16 match with Al Hilal.
Rodri drops back to the bench after making his first competitive start since September. Ilkay Gündoğan joins Tijjani Reijnders and Bernardo Silva in the Man City midfield. Joško Gvardiol partners Ruben Dias in central defense.
Manchester City starters (4-3-3): Ederson, Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, Aït-Nouri, Gündoğan, Reijnders, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Haaland, Doku
What time does Man City vs. Al Hilal start?
Kickoff is set for 9 p.m., with showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
What TV channel is Man City vs. Al Hilal on today?
Each game of the Club World Cup, including Manchester City vs. Al-Hilal, will air on DAZN.
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This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Man City vs. Al-Hilal: Final score, highlights from FIFA Club World Cup thriller
Reporting by Chris Boyle, Daytona Beach News-Journal / The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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