Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Al Hilal carried their FIFA Membership World Cup momentum straight into the brand new Roshn Saudi League season with a commanding 2-0 win over Al Riyadh at Kingdom Enviornment.
Full-back Moteb Al Harbi opened the scoring in fashion, driving residence from the sting of the realm after a surging run.
Brazilian ahead Malcom doubled the benefit on the stroke of halftime with a scientific end.
Debutant Darwin Núñez thought he had scored inside 10 minutes just for VAR to intervene, whereas Malcom, João Cancelo and Abdullah Al Hamdan all got here near including to the tally within the second half.
On the different finish, Yassine Bono produced two key saves from Toze to make sure a clear sheet in Simone Inzaghi’s first RSL match in cost. For Al Hilal, the efficiency strengthened their title credentials.
