Al Hilal fall 3-1 to Qatar’s Al Shamal in AFC Elite Champions League

Al Hilal suffered a 3-1 defeat to hosts Al Shamal of Qatar in their match today at Al Bayt Stadium, as part of the third round of the AFC Elite Champions League.

Al Shamal opened the scoring early in the eighth minute through Wesley Saeed, before Al Hilal equalized with a goal from Salem Al Dawsari in the 32nd minute.

In the second half, Al Shamal regained the lead with a goal from Baghdad Bounedjah in the 49th minute, then extended their advantage with a third goal in the 54th minute to secure the win and claim all three points.

With this result, Al Hilal dropped to fifth place with six points, while Al Shamal moved up to sixth with five points.