Al-Ahli achieved a hard-fought victory over their guest Neom with a score of one goal to none, in the match that took place on Thursday evening at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the first round of the Saudi Roshan League.

The English striker Ivan Toney scored the only goal of the match in the 23rd minute, after capitalizing on a pass from Enzo Milot, giving his team the first three points in their journey for the new season.

The match witnessed significant excitement until the final minutes, as Hassan Al-Ali missed a chance to double the score when his shot hit the crossbar in the 90th minute, while the referee disallowed a goal from the Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette for offside.

Al-Ahli made several substitutions in the second half, bringing in Ali Al-Asmari and Abdulaziz Noor, while Neom introduced attacking players like Said Benrahma and Abbas Al-Hassan, who received two yellow cards during stoppage time.

Looking at the statistics, Al-Ahli controlled 49% of the game compared to 51% for Neom, with 8 shots on target against 9 for the visiting team, in a match characterized by competitiveness and numerous fouls, totaling 28 for both sides.