
Al-Ahli Settles for a Draw Against Al-Shabab in an Exciting Clash in Roshan League
The positive draw with a score of 1-1 determined the match between Al-Ahli and its guest Al-Shabab, in the encounter that took place on Friday evening at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the fifth round of the Saudi Roshan League.
Al-Ahli opened the scoring early through English striker Ivan Toney in the 14th minute with a penalty kick confidently executed into the net of the Al-Shabab goalkeeper, giving his team the advantage from the first quarter of the match.
Al-Ahli dominated the proceedings during the first half, thanks to the movements of Riyad Mahrez and Yacine Adli in midfield, but Al-Shabab's defense managed to stop the danger of Al-Ahli's attempts on goal.
In the second half, Al-Shabab entered with a strong desire to equalize and succeeded in doing so in the 87th minute after a cross was inadvertently converted into his own net by Al-Ahli defender Matteo Dam's, giving the lions a valuable goal.
The final minutes of the match witnessed exchanged attempts between the two teams, as substitute Matteo Dam's nearly added the winning goal for Al-Shabab were it not for the brilliance of the goalkeeper who saved his team at the last moment.
With this result, Al-Ahli raised its tally to 11 points, while Al-Shabab reached five points, leaving the draw as the hallmark of their encounter, which was characterized by competitiveness and excitement until the final whistle.
Al-Ahli opened the scoring early through English striker Ivan Toney in the 14th minute with a penalty kick confidently executed into the net of the Al-Shabab goalkeeper, giving his team the advantage from the first quarter of the match.
Al-Ahli dominated the proceedings during the first half, thanks to the movements of Riyad Mahrez and Yacine Adli in midfield, but Al-Shabab's defense managed to stop the danger of Al-Ahli's attempts on goal.
In the second half, Al-Shabab entered with a strong desire to equalize and succeeded in doing so in the 87th minute after a cross was inadvertently converted into his own net by Al-Ahli defender Matteo Dam's, giving the lions a valuable goal.
The final minutes of the match witnessed exchanged attempts between the two teams, as substitute Matteo Dam's nearly added the winning goal for Al-Shabab were it not for the brilliance of the goalkeeper who saved his team at the last moment.
With this result, Al-Ahli raised its tally to 11 points, while Al-Shabab reached five points, leaving the draw as the hallmark of their encounter, which was characterized by competitiveness and excitement until the final whistle.