Nigerian player Al Hilal, Odion Ighalo, led his team to a third successive victory, after scoring two goals against Al Khaleej, in the match that took place between them yesterday (Saturday), at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, in a postponed match from the 16th round of the Saudi Roshen League.
The match was held after a pause that lasted for 16 days coinciding with the days of FIFA, and the Hilal team decided it in its first half, as the match witnessed Hilal dominance amid a decline for the Gulf team, and Odion Ighalo was able to score the first goal for his team after a pass from Muhammad Al-Buraik by which Ighalo bypassed the defense and hit it powerfully. In the net, a first goal for Al-Hilal (D: 39), and in stoppage time from the first half, referee Joao Pedro awarded a penalty kick to Al-Hilal after returning to video technology, so Ighalo advanced to it and scored the second personal goal for him and his team (D: 45 + 6), so the match ended with Al-Hilal winning With two clean goals.
With this double, the player Ighalo raised his score to 14 goals, equal to the player of Al-Nasr team Talisca, and only one goal away from the leader in the general ranking of scorers, Al-Ittihad player Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah, with 15 goals.
Al-Hilal raised its score to 42 points in fourth place, and its chances became great in displacing Al-Shabab, who has 44 points, and ascending to third place in the event of its victory over Al-Fayhaa, next Tuesday in a postponed match from the 17th round, while Al-Khaleej remained at the 17th point in the 14th place.
Saleh Al-Harbi (Jeddah), Abdul Rahman Al-Hijab (Riyadh) @alhigab502