Al-Shabab defeats Al-Fateh and Al-Hazem snatches a dramatic draw against Al-Fayha in the Saudi League
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Al-Shabab achieved its second victory in its last 11 matches across all competitions by defeating its host Al-Fateh 3-1 on Thursday, as part of the eleventh round of the Saudi Professional League, while Al-Hazem snatched a dramatic draw from its guest Al-Fayha with a score of 2-2.
Brazilian Ricardo Matias scored Al-Shabab's first goal in the 17th minute, and Ali Al-Bulaihi added the second and third goals in the 31st and 54th minutes, while Slovakian Lukas Haraslin scored Al-Fateh's only goal in the 40th minute.
Al-Shabab raised its score to 11 points in eleventh place temporarily, while Al-Fateh's score remained at 6 points in sixteenth place.
The match witnessed the expulsion of Al-Fateh player Ziyad Al-Jari in the 75th minute, leaving his team to finish the match with ten players.
In another match, Al-Hazem drew with its guest Al-Fayha 2-2, after Rwandan Bonheur Mugisha scored the opening goal for Al-Hazem in the fifth minute, and Amir Sayoud scored the equalizer from a penalty kick in the 89th minute.
On the other hand, Zambian Fashion Sakala scored Al-Fayha's first goal in the 33rd minute, while the second goal came as an own goal, after Al-Hazem player Sultan Tanker scored by mistake into his own net in the 69th minute.
Al-Hazem raised its score to 10 points, compared to 8 points for Al-Fayha.
