Last Updated: October 24, 2023, 03:00 IST
Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a hat-trick because the Saudi Arabian facet remained in pole place in Asian Champions League Group D with a 6-0 thrashing of Mumbai City in Riyadh on Monday.
The former Fulham striker put his facet forward in the fifth minute from shut vary earlier than doubling their lead halfway by way of the second half.
That ended Mumbai’s cussed resistance, with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic heading dwelling a 3rd in the seventy fifth earlier than Mitrovic accomplished his treble 5 minutes later with a spectacular overhead kick.
Mohammed Al Burayk hit the fifth in the 82nd minute with Abdulelah Al Malki smashing dwelling the sixth from distance two minutes into added time.
“We lost 6-0, it’s not why we came here,” mentioned Mumbai’s Dutch midfielder Yoell van Nieff.
“When we had the ball we could have done more. We couldn’t keep the ball and that’s the most important thing.
“Al-Hilal have a lot of quality so all credit to them.”
The Saudi Pro League facet transfer onto seven factors from three video games, stage with Navbahor after the Uzbekistan facet got here from a objective right down to beat Iranian guests Nassaji Mazandaran.
Mohammedreza Azadi put Nassaji in entrance a minute earlier than the interval however Oston Urunov levelled in the 74th and Mehrdad Abdi’s personal objective deep into added time earned Navbahor the win.
Only the ten group winners are assured a spot in the knockout rounds, the place they are going to be joined by the three finest runners-up from the east and west of the continent.
Sharjah of the United Arab Emirates moved a degree clear on the high of Group B after they survived a late scare to win 1-0 in opposition to Nasaf of Uzbekistan.
Caio Lucas put the hosts in entrance 5 minutes into first half damage time however a second yellow card late in the sport for Majed Hassan left Cosmin Olaroiu’s facet below strain.
Mohammad Abdulbasit’s handball 10 minutes into added time gave Nasaf the possibility to share the factors however goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani stored out Azizbek Amonov’s spot kick.
Nasaf stay second on six factors whereas Qatar’s Al Sadd are in third following their 6-0 win over 10-man Al Faisaly, with Baghdad Bounedjah finishing his hat-trick after Nizar Al Rashdan was despatched off late in the primary half.
Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad wanted an damage time objective from Abderrazak Hamedallah for a 1-0 win over Iraq’s Air Force Club in Group C and keep two factors away from Iran’s Sepahan for whom Ramin Rezaeian scored twice in a 3-1 victory over Uzbek facet AGMK.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
