JEDDAH – With a 1-0 win, Al-Shabab snatched three important points from its guest Al-Ittihad in a postponed match of the Saudi Zain League at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium Monday.
The Libyan midfielder Tariq Al-Ta’ib scored the only goal of the match nine minutes before the break.
The win increased Al-Shabab points to 22, just three behind the league leader Al-Hilal. However, Al-Ittihad, the title holder, still has three postponed matches to play. Al-Ittihad is third in the standing with 15 points.
In an exciting match, Al-Ra’id shared the spoils with its guest Najran 2-2 at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.
Ahmed Sa’ad put Al-Ra’id in the lead in the 11th minute before Saleh Duwais of Najran scored an equalizer in the 20th minute. A minute later, Mohsin Al-Qarni increased the margin for Al-Ra’id, but Ahmed Hirmis succeeded to level the result in the 72nd minute.
With that result, Najran is ninth with seven points while Al-Ra’id is 11th with five points, with one match in hand. – SG