“Francisco Trincão breaks the deadlock with a well-taken finish after Al Ahli pressure had been building through Demiral and Galeno efforts.”
Pivotal“Trincão doubles his tally just after the restart, finishing from a chance created moments after Toney's effort was saved, effectively ending any hope of an Al Fateh comeback.”
Pivotal“Ivan Toney gets his name on the scoresheet, converting with an assist from Spertsyan to make it 3-0 and turn the match into a rout.”
Pivotal“Substitute Ziyad Al-Johani caps the demolition with a fourth goal after Al-Buraikan's header had been saved moments earlier.”
Al Fateh
Al Ahli
Outstanding performance
Al Ahli•MidfielderAl Ahli dominated from the opening whistle, racking up 62% possession and 17 shots to Al Fateh's five, and turned that control into goals with brutal efficiency. Trincão's two first-half-adjacent strikes either side of the break set the tone before Ivan Toney and substitute Ziyad Al-Johani piled on in the second half as Al Fateh's resistance collapsed entirely. The home side managed just one shot on target all match and could not create clear-cut chances despite committing 20 fouls trying to disrupt Al Ahli's rhythm, while Al Fateh's goalkeeper's six saves prevented an even heavier defeat. For Al Ahli, this is the kind of statement win that keeps them firmly embedded in the title conversation, while Al Fateh will need to regroup quickly after a result that exposes real gaps against top-tier opposition.
How entertaining was this match?
Goal! Mohammed Sulaiman scores, making it 0-5.
Corner awarded.
Meshal Al-Mutairi takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Goal! Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani scores, making it 0-4.
Eduard Spertsyan takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Firas Al-Buraikan's header is saved.
Meshal Al-Mutairi comes on for Francisco Trincao.
Saad Al Sharfa comes on for Lukas Haraslin.
Lukas Haraslin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On Saleh Abu Al-Shamat, Off Valentin Atangana Edoa.
On Artem Bondarenko, off Ivan Toney.
Mourad Batna takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Faisal Al-AbdulwahedYellow CardYellow card shown to Faisal Al-Abdulwahed.
Valentin Atangana Edoa receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Marwane SaadaneYellow CardYellow card shown to Marwane Saadane.
Faisal Al-Abdulwahed comes on for Wilfried Kanga Aka.
Substitution: Robin Kelder comes on for Ali Al-Hassan.
Firas Al-Buraikan is on, and Wenderson Galeno is off.
Ivan ToneyShot on goal! Ivan Toney takes a left-footed shot and scores.
assist: Eduard Spertsyan
Goal! Ivan Toney scores, making it 3-0 with an assist from Eduard Spertsyan.
Kennedy BoatengYellow CardKennedy Boateng receives a yellow card.
Francisco Trincao takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Ivan Toney's right-footed shot is saved.
Goal! Francisco Trincao scores, making it 0-2.
Eduard Spertsyan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On comes Sattam Al-Tumbukti, off goes Abdul Rahman Al Khaibre.
Eduard Spertsyan comes on for Matheus Goncalves.
Abdul Aziz Al-Fawaz comes on for Zaydou Youssouf.
Wenderson Galeno takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Wilfried Kanga takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Shot by Francisco Trincao with his right foot results in a goal.
Goal! Francisco Trincao scores to make it 1-0.
Matheus Goncalves takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Wenderson Galeno takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Merih Demiral attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Ivan Toney with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Kennedy Boateng attempts a header but misses the shot.
Mourad Batna takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Saeed Baattia takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Francisco Trincao takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ziyad Mubarak Al-Johani's header is saved.
Kick-off has occurred!
Winless Al Fateh, reportedly parting ways with their coach, host an inconsistent but talent-rich Al Ahli side desperate to arrest their own points-dropping habit. With history favoring Al Ahli but recent meetings tightly contested, this Friday night clash carries plenty of intrigue despite the table gap.
