There were no surprises this time. The Hilal took the victory against the Khaleej in an encounter that those of Jorge Jesus dominated from beginning to end. It was difficult for them to generate occasions, but finally they were enough to get the victory and cut distances with Ittihad, from whom they only separate four points, waiting for what Benzema’s team does on this day.
Al Hilal opened the 28th day of the Saudi Pro League knowing that its party began two hours later, so those of Jorge Jesus had the responsibility of putting pressure on the current leader. The Portuguese coach faced a special day for him, in addition, because he became the coach with the most matches directed in the history of Al Hilal. And he wanted his pupils to give him a good game to celebrate it.
The domain of the ball in the first half was incontestably for the Hilal. The most laureate team in the history of the Saudi Pro League knew how to manage the pressure and dominated Al Khaleej. However, the first clear occasions did not reach enough minutes of the first half. Neither of the two coaches was happy on their respective benches.
A moment for the history of Al Hilal
In the end, on a day of historical ephemeris, Captain Salem al Dawsari also pointed his own. He received a ball inside the area in the 26th minute of the party and defined with power and almost without angle against Raed Ozaybi. With that goal, Salem became the second player with the most goal contributions (goals and assists) in the history of Al Hilal. The 1-0 was the result with which we left to rest.
The second half had much less control at the football level. Tiredness, humidity and accumulated minutes did not help the accuracy of both teams. Even so, the Hilal was always well above Al Khaleej in offensive statistics. In the end, the insistence of Jorge Jesus had fruits and Salem to the Dawsari achieved the second goal in his private account. Mitrovic was in charge of closing the win at the last minute of the regulation time.