Al-Hilal suffers Al-Ittihad its first loss... and regains the lead

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Al-Hilal won the Saudi football Clasico in its favor at the expense of Al-Ittihad, after defeating it 3-2, today, Saturday, in the top matches of the eighth round of the Saudi Roshan Football League.

Al-Hilal raised its score to 21 points in first place, two points ahead of runner-up Al-Qadisiyah and the same score over its traditional rival Al-Nasr, last season’s title holder.

On the other hand, Al-Ittihad's balance froze at 17 points in fourth place.

Al-Hilal took the lead in the 11th minute through Gabriel Martinelli, then Al-Ittihad equalized through Youssef Al-Nusairi in the 22nd minute. In the 30th minute, Ollie Watkins scored the second goal for Al-Hilal, then his colleague Crescenso Summerville added the third goal in the 64th minute. Al-Ittihad succeeded in reducing the difference in the 89th minute, as Steven Bergwijn scored for them the second goal from a penalty kick.