Crowds at the Hong Kong Stadium were treated to a goal-fest as Al-Ahli crushed Al-Qadsiah in a one-sided Saudi Super Cup semi-final.

With Al-Hilal’s withdrawal handing Al-Ahli their spot, the green-and-white side dominated possession from the opening whistle, but it was Al-Qadsiah who drew first blood.

In the eighth minute, a clever short corner caught Al-Ahli napping as Al-Qadsiah's centre-back Gastón Álvarez rose high and scored with a header.

But their lead was erased five minutes later when a pinpoint long throw found Franck Kessié, who powered a header into the net, levelling it at 1-1.

The game tilted in the 28th minute when VAR spotted a handball in Al-Qadsiah’s box and awarded Al-Ahli a penalty, which was calmly converted by Ivan Toney to give his team the lead.

A moment of brilliance from Riyad Mahrez followed, as the Algerian star danced past several defenders before delivering a delicate chip to assist Enzo Millot's first Al-Ahli goal to stretch the lead to 3-1.

Things went from bad to worse for Al-Qadsiah in the 42nd minute, as Christopher Bonsu Baah’s reckless stamp on Al-Ahli defender Roger Ibanez got him a straight red card after VAR review, leaving his side down to 10 men.

Mahrez whipped in another perfect corner kick in first-half stoppage time for Kessié to head his second goal.

Nacho Fernández’s own goal off a horribly wrong clearance in the 61st minute added insult to injury, wrapping up a dominant 5-1 victory for Al-Ahli.

They will next face Al-Nassr in the final at 8pm on Saturday.

Al-Nassr – led by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix – will be without Sadio Mané in the final after he received a straight red card in their 2-1 semi-final win over Al-Ittihad on Tuesday.