Saudi Pro League: Al-Hilal defeats Al-Qadsiah, Al-Ahli beats Al-Ghaf

Riyadh, October 23 (KUNA) -- Al Hilal defeated host Al Qadsiah 3-2, and Al Ahli beat Al Khaleej 4-1 on Friday, in matches of the 11th round of the Saudi Professional League’s Roshn League.

At the Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, Al Hilal took the lead through Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli in the 21st minute before Al Qadsiah equalized via Mexican Julian Quiñones in the 31st minute. Portuguese player Ruben Neves scored Al Hilal’s second goal in the 77th minute, and Serbian player Sergej Milinković-Savić added the third in the 84th minute. Italian player Matteo Righetti reduced the deficit for Al Qadsiah in the 87th minute.

With this victory, Al Hilal moved to 27 points at the top of the standings, two points clear of second-placed Al Nassr, which has 25 points, while Al Qadsiah remained third with the same number of points.

In the other match, played at the Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, English player Ivan Tony opened the scoring for Al Ahli in the 11th minute. Ukrainian player Artem Bondarenko added the second goal in the 57th minute, and Portuguese player Francisco Trincao scored the third in the 61st minute. Al Khaleej reduced the deficit through Thamer Al-Khaibari in the 87th minute before Tony returned to score Al Ahli’s fourth goal from a penalty kick in the sixth minute of stoppage time in the second half.

With this win, Al Ahli moved to 21 points in fifth place, while Al Khaleej remained on 12 points in 10th place. (End)