2015 Saudi Super Cup

2015 Saudi Super Cup
كأس السوبر السعودي 2015

Loftus Road in london hosted the match
Al-Nassr Al-Hilal Pro League King Cup 0 1
Date	12 August 2015
Venue	Loftus Road, London, England
Referee	Craig Pawson (England)
Attendance	8,439
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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 Cup competitions.

The match was played on 12 August 2015 between Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2014–15 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2015 King Cup. ^[1]

It was the first edition of the Saudi Super Cup to be held abroad, taking place at the Loftus Road Stadium in London, England. The match was reportedly aimed at engaging Saudi students and expatriates living in the United Kingdom.

Al-Hilal won the match 1–0, with the only goal scored by Carlos Eduardo, to claim their first Saudi Super Cup title. ^{[2] [3]}

Match

Location and date changes

The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was originally scheduled to be played at King Fahd International 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 Saudi Pro League
• 2015 King 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