Ali al-Balehi apologized to the fans of his club al-Hilal, after scoring an own goal during the Riyadh match, which ended with his team winning (1-3), on Friday 8 March, in the 23rd round of the Saudi Roshen League for the 2023-24 season.
In his remarks following the end of the meeting, the Saudi international confirmed that Hilal has so far achieved nothing, despite reaching 27 consecutive victories across all competitions.
“Congratulations to our fans win.. The game was tough, and we knew this; Because Riyadh is trying to modify its location with the ranking table, but most importantly we get the three points. ”
Ali al-Balehi asserts that the al-hilal did not settle the title
As Al-Hilal approached the Saudi Roshin League title, after reaching a 12-point gap with his nearest rivals, Ali Al-Balehi stressed that this is not true, and explained: “The league is still in the stadium, so far we have not achieved anything, and we take every game as a final.”
“The numbers don’t matter to us if we achieve the tournament, and so far we have not achieved anything despite reaching 27 consecutive victories,” he continued, concluding: “I apologize to the public for the goal.”
Riyadh had taken the lead at the 52nd minute through Ali al-Balehi with an own error, and Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves equalised from the penalty spot at the 66th minute.
After 9 minutes, Brazilian Michel Delgado managed the second goal of a header, and at 90 + 3 minutes, Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the third goal from a third penalty, which was awarded in the meeting.
The match saw the Hilali team miss a penalty shot by Mitrovic at 45 + 7 minutes, which was brilliantly blocked by Riyadh’s keeper, Uruguayan Martin Campania.
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Al-Hilal strengthened its lead for the Saudi Roshin League with a score of 65 points, 12 points behind Al-Nasr, while Riyadh froze at 23 points in 15th place.
Beating Riyadh, Al-Hilal achieved a historic record in the world of football, having reached 27 consecutive wins across all competitions, scoring 79 goals, while shaking his net just 8 times.
Under the leadership of his Portuguese coach Georgie Jesus, Blue Capital was able to equate the world number, recorded in the Guinness World Records on behalf of the Welsh Club of the New Saints, which achieved 27 that
