The Al-Hilal Club was praised by many international sites and newspapers, after outperforming Al-Ahli (1-2), in the postponed showdown of the 28th round of the Saudi Roshen League, held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah “Radioactive Jewel”, on Monday, May 6.
By winning the Clasico match, the “leader” raised his tally to 86 points, boosting his lead with the Saudi Rosen League ranking table, 12 points behind the prestigious Al-Nasr club, and the Blue Team needed one point over the next four rounds; In order to claim the competition title, on the other side, Ahli’s balance was frozen at 55 points and remained third.
Al-Ahly advanced the score at 30 minutes through Persian, Al-Hilal equalized at 52 minutes from a header through Serbia’s Aleksandar Mitrovic. As the game headed towards a positive tie, Brazilian Malcolm scattered his spherical charm at 89 minutes and was able, individually, to score the winner; To give his team 3 precious points.
Following the end of the meeting, foreign sites and newspapers were interested in the team’s victory, with Spanish newspaper Marka saying: “Crescent is now almost a champion of the Saudi League after beating Ahli, the team needs only one point to officially clinch the title before 4 rounds remain until the end of the season.”
“The Al-Asimi club once again showed to Al-Ahli why they led the Saudi League, and Georgie Jesus’ side managed to overturn the result, maintaining a run of 23 consecutive crescendo victories in the league, which began from September 29.”
