RIYADH, 20 April — Al-Nasr defeated Al-Hilal 1-0 in the first leg semifinal of the Saudi Football League’s King’s Cup, writes Waleed Abdul Hadi.

The second leg will be played on Thursday, April 26.

Hilal were reduced to 10 men in the 69th minute when Turki As-Suwaileh was shown the red card. Nasr pressed for a goal, buoyed by the one-man advantage and earned a spot kick in the 77th minute when substitute Ali Yazeed was brought down in the penalty box.

Junior made no mistake as he converted with a well-placed kick.

The second leg of the first semifinal between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli will be played on Wednesday, April 25. The teams had finished goalless in the first leg played last Wednesday.