Al-Hilal turns the tables on Al-Ittihad in the Saudi League Classico
Al Hilal succeeded in turning the tables against Ittihad Jeddah, turning a 3/1 deficit in the first half into a 4/3 win, at the top of the fourth round matches of the Saudi Roshan League.
Al-Ittihad opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a goal by Romarinho, and 4 minutes later Serbian Mitrovic snatched the equalizer for Al-Hilal from a Saud Abdul Hamid cross.
Karim Benzema added the second goal for Al-Ittihad in the 38th minute, followed by Hamdallah with the third goal in stoppage time, ending the half with Al-Ittihad winning by three goals to one, with its stars wasting many opportunities, as the half was dominated by performance and result.
At the beginning of the second half, the situation turned around, and Al Hilal appeared in a completely different way, and dominated the match. Mitrovic scored two consecutive goals in the 61st and 65th minutes (penalty kick), then Salem Al Dosari added the winning goal in the 71st minute, ending the Saudi Clásico 4/3.