Match summary
Al-Kholood saw off Al-Taawoun 3-2. Al-Kholood led 3-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Edgaras Utkus put Al-Kholood ahead with a header in the 21st minute, Iker Kortajarena made it 2-0 in the 30th minute, and Shaquille Riley Pinas made it 3-0 from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Abderazak Hamdallah pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 52nd minute and Hamdallah made it 3-2 with a header in stoppage time.
The chances backed that up: Al-Kholood created 1.86 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Al-Taawoun's 1.54 from 13. Shaquille Riley Pinas had a penalty saved for Al-Kholood.