Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino had been each on the right track as Al-Ahli tightened their grip on third place within the Saudi Professional League desk with a 4-1 win over Damac on Thursday.
Matthias Jaissle’s group had been 4 objectives up inside simply 25 minutes as Damac folded, Ziyad Al Johani and Feras Al Brikan netting their first two earlier than Franck Kessie was felled by Dhari Al Anazi for a penalty, transformed by Mahrez.
Firmino then tapped dwelling a fourth after being teed up by former Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin on the break, however Al-Ahli took their foot off the gasoline from there, Domagoj Antolic’s second-half comfort rounding off the scoring.
Elsewhere, 10-man Al-Riyadh scored two stoppage-time attracts to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw with Al-Fateh in Al-Mubarraz.
Objectives from Djaniny and former Columbus Crew star Lucas Zelarayan put Slaven Bilic’s hosts on the point of victory, with Al-Riyadh enjoying nearly half the sport a participant down after Khalid Al Shuwayyi’s 54th-minute crimson card.
An astonishing collapse denied them, nevertheless, with Mohammed Al Shwirekh halving the arrears one minute into stoppage time earlier than Didier Ndong headed in a left-wing cross three minutes later.
Thursday’s different recreation noticed Al-Hazm and Al-Akhdoud play out a goalless draw, holding the hosts backside of the desk whereas Al-Akhdoud inched two factors away from the relegation zone.
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