Hilal edged visitor Al-Faisali 2-1 in the King's Cup for Champions at home in Riyadh Saturday. Romanian midfielder Meriel Radoi put Hilal in the lead six minutes after the break before midfielder Wasl Al-Dhiyabi leveled the score for Faisali in the 63rd minute. However, striker Eisa Al-Mohayani made the difference when he put Hilal back in front six minutes later. Faisali missed the services of several key players. The visitors even played without their Croatian coach, Zlatko Dalic. Assistant coach, Al-Homaid Al-Otaibi managed the team. However, the league champion, Al-Hilal, faced a well-organized team. The blues were without Radoi, who was shown a second yellow card three minutes into injury time. Al-Wehdah also edged visitor Al-Ittifaq by the same margin at King Abdul Aziz Sports City. Midfielder Mukhtar Fallata put Wehdah in the lead in the 21st minute, but striker Yousuf Al-Salem brought Ittifaq level in the 88th minute. Striker Salman Al-Subiyani handed Wehdah the winning goal two minutes into injury time. Wehdah, which was recently kicked out of the Zain Saudi Premier League following the Saudi Arabian Football Federation's penalty, played with its second-string squad, but succeeded in downing Ittifaq, which has qualified for the 2012 Asian Champions League. On Sunday, Al-Nasr will host Al-Ittihad at the King Fahd International Stadium, while Al-Shabab will play against Al-Ahli at the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium.
