A goal in the 89th minute by Brazilian Malcomformer Barcelona player, allowed Al Hilal to take an almost definitive step towards winning the Saudi League champion title, which the Portuguese Jorge Jesus will mathematically certify next Saturday without scoring at home with Al Hazem.
A possibility that seems more than feasible given the solidity of an Al Hilal team, which not only has not yet known defeat in this edition of the championship, but also achieved its twenty-third consecutive league victory this Monday.
A streak that seemed ready to be able to cut short Al Ahli, who not only took the lead after thirty minutes of play on the scoreboard (1-0) with a goal from Firas Al Buraikanbut was able to double their lead in the final minute of the first half.
But if he Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bono was not successful in the local goal, an action in which the former Sevilla goalkeeper left the ball dead at the feet of Al Buraikan after a distant shot Allan Saint-MaximinIn the 45th minute, the North African goalkeeper avoided a 2-0 lead after winning the game against the French attacker in a one-on-one match.
A stop that opened the way for the comeback of those of Jorge Jesus, former coach, among others, of Benfica and Flamengo, who turned the score around in the second half with the Serbian’s goals Alexandar Mitrovic and the Brazilian Malcom.
If the Balkan attacker, who scored his twenty-fourth goal of the season, equalized in the 52nd minute when he headed a Malcom center, In the 89th minute the Brazilian established the final 1-2 with a spectacular gallop from the center of the field.
A victory that left Al Hilal just one point away from winning their nineteenth Saudi League champion title, which the Jorge Jesus hopes to celebrate next Saturday before his fans.
