Salem al-Davasari scored a fancy goal in the 22nd minute, Marcos Leonardo added a clinic in the second-half stop time and Al Hilal defeated CF Pachuka 2–0 in Nashville on Thursday to move forward in the knockout phase of the FIFA Club World Cup.
Al Hilal (1-0-2, 5 digits), the most successful club in Saudi Arabia, did not suffer losses in Group H Play after drawing with Real Madrid and RB Salzburg. His victory put him in the rear of Salzburg, which ended with four points after losing 3–0 to Real Madrid on Thursday night.
Yasin Bono made two savings for Al Hilal, who will face Group H winner Manchester City in the 16 round on Monday in Orlando. Meanwhile, Pachuka (0–3-0, 0 points) will return to Mexico without a point in the tournament.
For the initial target, Salem al-Davasari obtained a pass at the top from Nasir al-Dawasari (no connection) and popped a high-accusable right-foot shot on Pachuka goalkeeper Sebastian Judo. The shot jumped into the far corner of the goal.
After Bauuno fell on top of a digested chance in the 81st minute, Leonardo excluded the game with a goal in the second half stop time by Ruben Neo in five minutes.
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