The 2021 Saudi Super Cup (also known as The Berain Saudi Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King's Cup. It was played on 6 January 2022 at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, between Al Hilal and Al Faisaly.
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Faisaly 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw to win their third title. Al-Hilal then became the most successful team in the Super Cup, surpassing Al-Nassr's two titles.
Venue The King Fahd International Stadium was originally announced as the venue of the final on 15 September 2021. However, on 31 December, it was announced that the match would instead take place at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. This will be the first Super Cup to be held at the stadium
The Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium was built in 1969 and opened in 1971 with the King Cup final between Al-Shabab and Al-Ahli being the opener. The stadium was used as a venue for many domestic cup finals and the 1972 Arabian Gulf Cup. Its current capacity is 22,500 and it is used by the Saudi Arabia national football team, Al-Hilal, and Al-Shabab.
Background
As part of the running sponsorship deal between the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Saudi water company Berain, the match will be officially referred to as "The Berain Saudi Super Cup".
This was Al-Hilal's fifth appearance in the competition and second consecutive one. Al-Hilal won the title twice, in 2015 and 2018, and finished as runners-up twice, in 2016 and 2020. This was Al-Faisaly's first appearance in the competition.
Al-Hilal qualified by winning the 2020–21 Saudi Professional League on 23 May 2021. Al-Faisaly qualified after winning their first ever King Cup title on 27 May 2021.
This was the first meeting between these two sides in the Saudi Super Cup and the first-ever meeting between them in a cup final. This was the 34th competitive meeting between the two with the first meeting dating back to 20 March 1975. Al-Hilal won 26 times while the two teams drew seven times. Al-Faisaly have never beaten Al-Hilal in a competitive match before. The two teams met once in the 2021–22 season with Al-Hilal coming back from 2–0 down to win the match 3–2.
Match Details
GK 1 Abdullah Al-Mayouf RB 2 Mohammed Al-Breik CB 20 Jang Hyun-soo CB 5 Ali Al-Bulaihi LB 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani DM 28 Mohamed Kanno DM 7 Salman Al-Faraj (c) RW 17 Moussa Marega AM 15 Matheus Pereira LW 29 Salem Al-Dawsari CF 18 Bafétimbi GomisSubstitutes:GK 33 Abdullah Al-JadaaniDF 23 Madallah Al-Olayan DF 32 Muteb Al-MufarrijDF 70 Mohammed Jahfali DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami MF 19 André Carrillo MF 43 Musab Al-Juwayr FW 10 Luciano Vietto FW 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Manager: Leonardo Jardim GK 26 Mustafa MalayekahRB 22 Yassin Barnawi CB 4 Raphael SilvaCB 3 Igor Rossi (c)LB 5 Mohammed Al-Amri DM 7 Ismael DM 6 Hicham Faik RW 77 Khalid Kaabi AM 23 Romain Amalfitano LW 11 Guilherme CF 19 Júlio Tavares Substitutes:GK 28 Ahmed Al-KassarDF 12 Hussain QassemDF 17 Saleh Al-Qumayzi DF 55 Mohammed Al-Nukhylan DF 99 Waleed Al-Ahmed MF 39 Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari MF 70 Ahmed Al-Anzi FW 14 Saleh Al Abbas FW 80 Mohammed Al-Saiari Manager: Daniel Ramos
Man of the Match: Abdullah Al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal)
Assistant referees: Hessel Steegstra (Netherlands)Jan de Vries (Netherlands) Fourth official: Sultan Al-Harbi Video assistant referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Yasser Al-Sultan |}Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions
Statistics
+First halfStatisticAl-HilalAl-FaisalyGoals scored12Total shots58Shots on target34Saves21Ball possession70%30%Corner kicks84Offsides30Yellow cards21Red cards01
+Second halfStatisticAl-HilalAl-FaisalyGoals scored10Total shots90Shots on target40Saves03Ball possession81%19%Corner kicks90Offsides11Yellow cards11Red cards00
+OverallStatisticAl-HilalAl-FaisalyGoals scored22Total shots148Shots on target74Saves24Ball possession76%24%Corner kicks174Fouls committed1813Offsides41Yellow cards32Red cards01
See also 2020–21 Saudi Professional League 2020–21 King Cup 2021 King Cup Final
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