Al Duhail First Football Team lost 1-2 to their host, the Saudi Side Al Hilal, in the match held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. The match was part of the first round of the AFC Champions League Elite tournament.

Al Duhail entered the match with the following starting lineup:
(1) Salah Zakaria (goalkeeper), (4) Youssef Ayman, (5) Bassam Al Rawi, (9) Krzysztof Piatek, (10) Luis Alberto, (12) Karim Boudiaf, (17) Youssef Sabaly, (19) Benjamin Bourigeaud, (21) Jean Castelletto, (24) Homam Al Amin, (77) Adel Boulbina.

In the 4th minute, Al Duhail had their first opportunity. Forward Adel Boulbina launched a counter-attack from the midfield and passed to his teammate Luis Alberto, but Al Hilal defenders intervened, clearing the ball away from danger.

In the 37th minute, a precise long pass found Adel Boulbina, who made his way into Al-Hilal penalty area. He dribbled past the goalkeeper and skillfully shot the ball into the back of the net.

The 41st minute saw another chance for our forward, Adel Boulbina, but his shot was deflected for a corner kick.

In the final minute of first-half stoppage time, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) intervened, and Al-Hilal equalizer was disallowed due to a handball before the ball entered Al-Duhail goal.

In the 57th minute, substitute Núñez scored for Al Hilal to level the score.

In the 65th minute, Adel Boulbina almost put Al Duhail back in front, but Al Hilal defense cleared the attack away from their defensive area.

In the 67th minute, Al Hilal took the lead with a shot from Théo Hernandez, making the score 2-1 in favor of Al Hilal.

Al Duhail attempts to equalize in the final minutes were unsuccessful. The referee blew the final whistle, ending the match with a 2-1 victory for Al Hilal over Al Duhail.