2015 Saudi Super Cup

2015 Saudi Super Cup

Event	Saudi Super Cup
Al-Nassr Al-Hilal SPL King's Cup 0 1
Date	12 August 2015
Venue	Loftus Road, London, England
Referee	Craig Pawson (England)
Attendance	8,439

The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was the third edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup competitions. The match was played between Al-Nassr, the winner of the 2014–15 Saudi Pro League and Al-Hilal, the winner of the 2015 King Cup. The match was played on 12 August 2015.^[1]

Al-Hilal won 1–0 to win their first Super Cup, with a goal from Carlos Eduardo.^[2][3]

Match

Location and date changes

The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was originally scheduled to be played at King Fahd Stadium, in Riyadh on 14 August 2015, however The SAFF decided to change it to be held at Loftus Road Stadium, in London on 12 August 2015.^[4]

Details

12 August 2015

18:00 BST

Al-Nassr	0–1	Al-Hilal
	Report	Carlos Eduardo 63'

Loftus Road, London^[5]

Attendance: 8,439

Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Al-Nassr

Al-Hilal

GK 32 Hussain Shae'an RB 12 Khalid Al-Ghamdi CB 4 Omar Hawsawi CB 2 Mohamed Husain (c)  2' LB 28 Ahmad Akash  81' CM 26 Shaya Sharahili CM 16 Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen RM 11 Fabian Estoyanoff  58' AM 8 Yahya Al-Shehri  59' LM 86 Adrian Mierzejewski CF 10 Mohammed Al Sahlawi Substitutes: MF 27 Awadh Khamis  59' FW 9 Naif Hazazi  58' MF 29 Mosaab Al-Otaibi  81' Manager: Jorge da Silva

GK 1 Khalid Sharhili CB 26 Digão CB 70 Mohammed Jahfali CB 23 Kwak Tae-hwi RWB 31 Mohammed Al-Breik  72' LWB 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani CM 3 Carlos Eduardo  83' CM 13 Salman Al-Faraj CM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c)  69' CF 9 Aílton Almeida CF 19 Khalid Ka'abi  45+1'  76' Substitutes: MF 11 Abdullaziz Al-Dosari  69' MF 25 Faisel Darwish  76' MF 6 Mohammed Al-Qarni  83' Manager: Giorgos Donis

Statistics

Overall Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Goals scored 0 1 Total shots 11 16 Shots on target 5 8 Ball possession 48% 52% Corner kicks 5 8 Fouls committed 13 22 Offsides 1 3 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2015–16 Pro League
• 2015–16 1st Division League
• 2015–16 2nd Division League
• 2016 King Cup
• 2015–16 Crown Prince Cup

References

1. "رئيس لجنة المسابقات: مباراة كأس السوبر في 14 أغسطس" [Match of the super cup on 14 August] (in Arabic). TheSAFF. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "أحمد عيد يتوج الهلال بطلاً لكأس السوبر السعودي" (in Arabic). TheSAFF. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
3. "After crowning the "Saudi Super Cup", Al-Hilal returns to Riyadh". Alhilal.com. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
4. "بيان: نتائج اجتماع مجلس إدارة اتحاد كرة القدم" (in Arabic). TheSAFF. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
5. "الموافقة على إقامة مباراة كأس السوبر في لندن" [The Super Cup will be held in London]. Alriyadh.com (in Arabic). 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

• Saudi Super Cup 2015 goalzz.com