Al Shabab topped the Saudi Pro League, Roshan by beating Abha 2-1, taking advantage of Al Hilal’s fall at the hands of Al Taawon, with the same result after the two teams matched in the fifth round.
Loss of the crescent
At the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Al Hilal suffered their first league loss to their guest Al Taawun 2-1. Al Taawun put in a great performance despite Al Hilal having more possession of the ball , and ended in a positive draw in the first half with a goal of the same, where Al-Hilal took the lead and scored against Michel Dalegado in the 29th minute. After a cross from the right flank Michel, who played strongly in the net.
In stoppage time of the first half, Al Taawon corrected the result through Samihan Al Nabet after a header from the right flank hit the crossbar and rebounded to find Samihan Al Nabit and ended it in goal as a tie goal .
Al-Hilal attacked from the flanks and rear through Marega, Sauda and Ighalo in the second half, while Al-Taawon’s defense held firm.
Collaboration rebounds posed a danger to Al Hilal even after the team ended the match with ten players to rule out Tawamba for receiving a second yellow card.
And in the 73rd minute, Fahd Al-Rashidi manipulated defender Mohammed Jahafli from the right side with an individual effort and played a beautiful ball into the narrow corner of Al-Hilal’s goal as the second goal of the Wolves.
Al-Hilal’s coach made changes to the offense, but to no avail due to the cohesion of the defense and the vigilance of the goalkeeper.
With this result, Al-Taawun raises its score by eleventh point, while Al-Hilal remains at 12th.
Young people clench their fist
The Al-Shabab team strengthened their position at the top of the standings by beating their host Al-Fayha with a score of 2:1.
Al-Faihaa was first scored by Anthony Nwakaime in the 38th minute from a penalty which he took to the right of the goalkeeper. Al-Faihaa relied on counterattacks that posed a threat to Al-Shabaab’s targets, while Al-Shabaab’s attacks lacked focus and haste.
In the second half, Al-Shabab went on the attack from the very beginning, while diversifying on both sides, depth and shooting. In the 55th minute, Al-Light equalized through Pole Krik Shovyak with a kick and a cross. air missile from outside the area.
In the 71st minute, from an organized attack from the right, Mutaib Al-Harbi passes back to Pole Krik Showiak and shoots with a rocket ball from outside the penalty area. With this result, Al-Shabab raises its score by 15 points and takes first place, while Al-Faihaa is left with two points, having received a third defeat and has not yet tasted the taste of victory.