Al Ahli vs Al Hazem, 2023-24 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Ahli

6': Roberto Firmino
10': Roberto Firmino
72': Roberto Firmino

FT
3 - 1

Al Hazem

50': Vinicius

Roberto Firmino nets hat trick for Al Ahli in league opener

Al Ahli's Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino shone with a debut hat-trick to secure a 3-1 home win over Al Hazem in the opening fixture of the Saudi Pro League season on Friday.

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 24,006

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	11	+23	30
2	Al Qadsiah	12	+20	28
3	Al Nassr	11	+17	28
4	Al Ittihad	11	+10	24

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
37	Abdulbasit Hindi
3	Roger Ibañez
11	Ezgjan Alioski
27	Ali Majrashi
9	Ryad Boudebouz
79	Franck Kessié
30	Ziyad Al-Johani
10	Roberto Firmino
97	Allan Saint-Maximin
7	Riyad Mahrez

Al Ahli Substitutes:

Hassan Hashim Al Ali, Fahad Alrashidi, Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Mohammed Al Hurayji, Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi, Fahd Al Hamad, Sumaihan Al-Nabet, Mohammed Al-Majhad, Ali Al-Asmari.

Al Hazem (5-3-2)

No.	Name
30	Aymen Dahmen (GK)
3	Talal Al-Absi
99	Ahmad Al Mhemaid
5	Sultan Tanker
24	Mansour Al Shammari
61	Radhi Al-Otaibi
21	Ben Traoré
20	Tozé
6	Basil Yousef Al-Sayyali
7	Yousef Al Shammari
29	Vinicius

Al Hazem Substitutes:

Nawaf Al-Habshi, Ammar Al-Najjar, Turki Al-Mutairi, Ibrahim Zaid, Khalil Al-Absi, Yazeed Al Bakr, Mohammed Al Thani.

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