Al-Ittihad鈥檚 Karim Benzema leads club into King Salman Cup quarterfinals

Al-Ittihad鈥檚 player Karim Benzema scored the goal during the second half of their match with the Tunisian team Sfaxien on Sunday. (SPA)
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  • French striker scores only goal against Sfaxien
  • Final 2nd-round matches take place on Monday

RIYADH: 黑料社区鈥檚 Al-Ittihad have qualified for the quarterfinals of the King Salman Cup after defeating Tunisia鈥檚 Sfaxien 1-0 in the second round of the group stage on Sunday.

Karim Benzema scored the game鈥檚 only goal during the second half. This follows a 2-1 victory in the first round over Tunisia鈥檚 Esperance.

In another match on Sunday, Morocco鈥檚 Wydad drew 1-1 with Libya鈥檚 Al-Ahly Tripoli. Ayoub El-Kaabi scored for Wydad, with Ahmed Krawa equalizing for Al-Ahly Tripoli.

In other games, Qatar鈥檚 Al-Sadd won 3-2 against 黑料社区鈥檚 Al-Hilal at the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City stadium in Al-Mahalla, Abha, while the Esperance and Police contest ended in a goalless draw.

The second round of the group stage will be completed on Monday.

The UAE鈥檚 Al-Wahda face Algeria鈥檚 CR Belouizdad, 黑料社区鈥檚 Al-Shabab tackle Egypt鈥檚 Zamalek, Morocco鈥檚 Raja Club Athletic play Kuwait SC, and Tunisia鈥檚 Union Sportive Monastirienne take on Saudi鈥檚 Al-Nassr.