Al Hilal Overwhelms Al Najma with a Crushing Four-Goal Victory on an Exceptional Night
Al-Hilal team swept their guest, Al-Najma, with a clean four-goal victory in the match that brought the two teams together in the twenty-fifth round of the Saudi Roshan League at the Kingdom Arena Stadium in Riyadh.
The match witnessed a strong offensive presence from Al Hilal, led by Italian coach Simone Inzaghi, who relied on a lineup that included Yassine Bounou, Theo Hernandez, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Lajami, Muteb Al-Harbi, Mohamed Kanno, Sergej Savic, Salem Al-Dawsari, Karim Benzema, and Malcom.
The Al-Najma team suffered a major setback before the end of the first half when the referee showed a red card to player Nasser Al-Halil after reviewing the video technology, due to a strong tackle on Salem Al-Dosari in the 39th minute.
Al Hilal quickly took advantage of the numerical disadvantage, with Frenchman Karim Benzema opening the scoring in the 43rd minute by converting a precise cross from Salem Al-Dawsari with a header that found the back of the net.
In the second half, Benzema continued his brilliance and added the second goal in the 81st minute, capitalizing on a ground pass inside the penalty area sent by Serbian Sergej Milinković-Savić.
The offensive surge of Al-Hilal did not stop, as Brazilian Malcom scored the third goal in the 84th minute, before Savic concluded the quartet with a fourth goal in the 86th minute.
With this result, Al-Hilal raised its tally to 61 points, placing third in the league standings, while Al-Najma remained in the eighteenth and last position with 8 points after 25 rounds of the championship.
The match witnessed a strong offensive presence from Al Hilal, led by Italian coach Simone Inzaghi, who relied on a lineup that included Yassine Bounou, Theo Hernandez, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Lajami, Muteb Al-Harbi, Mohamed Kanno, Sergej Savic, Salem Al-Dawsari, Karim Benzema, and Malcom.
The Al-Najma team suffered a major setback before the end of the first half when the referee showed a red card to player Nasser Al-Halil after reviewing the video technology, due to a strong tackle on Salem Al-Dosari in the 39th minute.
Al Hilal quickly took advantage of the numerical disadvantage, with Frenchman Karim Benzema opening the scoring in the 43rd minute by converting a precise cross from Salem Al-Dawsari with a header that found the back of the net.
In the second half, Benzema continued his brilliance and added the second goal in the 81st minute, capitalizing on a ground pass inside the penalty area sent by Serbian Sergej Milinković-Savić.
The offensive surge of Al-Hilal did not stop, as Brazilian Malcom scored the third goal in the 84th minute, before Savic concluded the quartet with a fourth goal in the 86th minute.
With this result, Al-Hilal raised its tally to 61 points, placing third in the league standings, while Al-Najma remained in the eighteenth and last position with 8 points after 25 rounds of the championship.