Al-Hilal booked the ticket to the final round of the King’s Cup of Saudi Arabia for football by defeating its host Al-Ittihad 1-0 after extension in the El Clasico Sunday in the semi-finals at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah and in front of 53,642 spectators.

The only goal of the match was scored by the Egyptian International Federation defender Ahmed Hegazy by mistake against his own team (106).

Al-Hilal, who reached the final No. 19 in its history, will meet the winner of Monday’s match between Al-Nasr and Al-Wehda at Marsool Park Stadium in Riyadh.

The Argentine coach of Al Hilal, Ramon Dias, said in the press conference after the match: “Our confrontation against Al-Ittihad was difficult, as is the case with the matches of the two teams.” He added, “We faced a difficult team and we are happy to achieve this result.

On the other hand, the Portuguese coach of the federation, Nuno Santo, attributed the loss to the lack of focus in some periods of the match.

"The players performed collectively and suffered from a lack of concentration in some periods of the match, and the result was not expected," he said.

He added, "Despite the loss, we should be proud of what the team did, and I thank the fans for supporting the team throughout the match."
He continued, "Our goal was to control the course of the match, and we were able to decide its outcome in regular time. Our group spirit is high, and this is the team spirit that we need."

Al-Hilal rushed into the attack from the start, and Salman Al-Faraj hit a powerful ball over the crossbar (7), and Al-Ittihad responded with a corner, which was removed by defender Saud Abdel Hamid (21).

Al-Ittihad was close to scoring when Moroccan Abd al-Razzaq Hamdallah received a cross that hit it powerfully next to the post (41), and Brazilian Romarinho da Silva missed a dangerous opportunity alone, ending it with a powerful shot over the crossbar (45).
The second half was more exciting, and Al-Ittihad almost snatched a goal when Romarinho hit a powerful ball that Abdullah Al-Mayouf shone in blocking it in two waves (48).

Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe saved his goal from a goal when he saved Nigerian Odion Ighalo with difficulty (53).
The crossbar denied Al-Ittihad a goal when it tackled Hamdallah's ball before it was prepared in front of the same player, who hit it with force, and Al-Maouf pushed it away to a corner (56).

Al-Mayouf continued his brilliance when he brilliantly blocked Bruno Henrique's ball (84), and Omar Hawsawi's header hit the post (88).
Al-Ittihad missed a goal when Romarinho followed a ball inside the area, but he hit it in the corner of Al-Mayouf, who removed it with his fist before the defense dispersed it (89).
In the first extra half, Al-Ittihad had an opportunity when Henrique hit a powerful ball that was blocked by Al-Mayouf in two waves (93), and Al-Hilal responded with a powerful shot by Salem Al-Dosari, far from the goal (97).

Romarinho missed a real opportunity when he received a ball inside the area, which he played easily in the arms of Al-Mayouf (98), and Al-Hilal missed a valuable opportunity when the ball was prepared in front of Argentine Luciano Vietto, but he hit it hard along the post (101).

In the second additional half, Al-Hilal succeeded in scoring when Malian Musa Mariga played a cross that Hegazy accidentally deposited in his own net (106).

There was an opportunity for Al-Ittihad through Abdulaziz Al-Bishi with a shot that passed by the post (115), and Al-Ittihad rushed in the remaining minutes in search of an equalizer, but its attempts were unsuccessful.