Saudi Arabia: Enticing semi-finals on the cards
Al Ittihad Club and Al Hilal SFC stayed on course for a Saudi King's Cup final showdown after cruising into the semi-finals.

Defending champions Al Ittihad defeated Al Shabab 4-1, with Karim Benzema netting a hat-trick.

Abderrazak Hamdallah put Al Shabab ahead in the 14th but Mahamadou Doumbia drew Al Ittihad level six minutes later.

Benzema put Al Ittihad ahead in the 30th and completed his hat-trick with further strikes in the 84th and 87th minute.

They will meet Al Kholood in the semi-finals. Al Kholood beat Al Khaleej 4-3 in their last eight tie.

Al Hilal were also at their best against Al Fateh, cruising to a 4-1 win.

Malcom opened the scoring in the 21st minute with Ruben Neves (23rd), Hassan Tambakti (35th) and Marcos Leonardo (49th) completing the win. Matias Varga scored Al Fateh's consolation in second half stoppage-time.

Al Hilal's semi-final opponents will be Al Ahli Saudi FC, who edged Al Qadsiah 4-3 on penalties after their tie ended 3-3.

Victory was achieved in stunning fashion, with Al Ahli finding themselves 2-0 down after 30 minutes through strikes from Mateo Retegui (11th) and Julian Quinones (30th).

Ivan Toney reduced the deficit with his penalty in the 36th minute but a Retegui spot-kick just before the break restored Al Qadsiah's two-goal advantage.

Valentin Atangana's 61st minute goal gave Al Ahli a new lease of life and Franck Kessie forced the penalty shootout with his 73rd minute leveller.