Tue, 30 Nov, -0001
Jeddah: ACL 2014 contenders Al Shabab lifted the Saudi Arabia King’s Cup 2014 at the brand new Jewel Football Stadium in Abdullah Sports City after defeating Al Ahli 3-0 in the final played on Thursday.
Fernando Menegazzo’s penalty put Shabab 1-0 ahead in the 12th minute and seven minutes later Muhanad Asiri doubled their lead. Asiri fired his second of the night in the 48th minute to seal a comfortable win.
The 2012 ACL finalists Al Ahli were reduced to 10 men in stoppage time after Aqueel Baalghyth was shown a straight red card.
Al Shabab will face local rivals Al Ittihad in the ACL Round of 16 match away in Jeddah next week. They only lost a home match in Group A which they topped with 15 points.