The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was the third edition of the Saudi Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Saudi Pro League and King Cup competitions.
The match was played on 12 August 2015 between Al-Nassr, the winners of the 2014–15 Saudi Pro League, and Al-Hilal, the winners of the 2015 King Cup.
It was the first edition of the Saudi Super Cup to be held abroad, taking place at the Loftus Road Stadium in London, England. The match was reportedly aimed at engaging Saudi students and expatriates living in the United Kingdom.
Al-Hilal won the match 1–0, with the only goal scored by Carlos Eduardo, to claim their first Saudi Super Cup title.
Match Location and date changes The 2015 Saudi Super Cup was originally scheduled to be played at King Fahd International Stadium, in Riyadh on 14 August 2015, however The SAFF decided to change it to be held at Loftus Road Stadium, in London on 12 August 2015.
Details
GK 32 Hussain Shae'anRB 12 Khalid Al-GhamdiCB 4 Omar HawsawiCB 2 Mohamed Husain (c) LB 28 Ahmad Akash CM 26 Shaya SharahiliCM 16 Abdulaziz Al-JebreenRM 11 Fabian Estoyanoff AM 8 Yahya Al-Shehri LM 86 Adrian MierzejewskiCF 10 Mohammed Al SahlawiSubstitutes:MF 27 Awadh Khamis FW 9 Naif Hazazi MF 29 Mosaab Al-Otaibi Manager: Jorge da Silva GK 1 Khalid SharhiliCB 26 DigãoCB 70 Mohammed JahfaliCB 23 Kwak Tae-hwiRWB 31 Mohammed Al-Breik LWB 12 Yasser Al-ShahraniCM 3 Carlos Eduardo CM 13 Salman Al-FarajCM 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub (c) CF 9 Aílton AlmeidaCF 19 Khalid Ka'abi Substitutes:MF 11 Abdullaziz Al-Dosari MF 25 Faisel Darwish MF 6 Mohammed Al-Qarni Manager: Georgios Donis
Statistics
+Overall Al-Nassr Al-HilalGoals scored 0 1Total shots 11 16Shots on target 5 8Ball possession 48% 52%Corner kicks 5 8Fouls committed 13 22Offsides 1 3Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
See also 2015–16 Saudi Pro League 2015 King Cup
References
Saudi Super Cup 2015 goalzz.com