Al Hilal edged out Al Khaleej, 1-4, on Friday, in a game related to matchweek 27 of Saudi Pro League. To this matchday, Pedro Emanuel's team came from two wins, and Jorge Jesus's team came from four wins. Malcom made a great performance with 2 goals.
After 7 minutes, Saleh Al Shehri opened the scoring for Al Hilal. In the 9th minute, Mohamed Sherif struck for Al Khaleej. Shortly before the interval, Malcom struck the second goal for Jorge Jesus's team.
After 48 minutes, Al Hilal extended their lead with a goal from forward. Deep into added time, Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored the last goal of the match, from the penalty spot. With this strike, Abdullah Al-Hamdan reached 5th goals for the season.
After the result Al Hilal are 1st in the table, with 77 points, while Al Khaleej sit 10th place, with 34 points. In their next fixture, Jorge Jesus's team visit Al-Ahli Jeddah, whilst Pedro Emanuel's team will play away against Al Taawon.
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Mohamed Sherif 9' | Saleh Al Shehri 7' Malcom 42' 48' Abdullah Al-Hamdan 90' (pen.) |
