Al-Raed 0-4 Al-Hilal: Jesus' side cruise to victory without Neymar

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Aleksandr Mitrovic scores a trademark header on his Al-Hilal debut following his £50m move from Fulham as they beat Al-Raed 4-0

  • Al-Hilal bounced back from heartbreak to beat bottom placed Al-Raed
  • Mitrovic, Aldawsari, Al-Hamdan and Milinkovic-Savic scored for Al-Hilal 
  • Oumar Gonzalez was awarded a red card in the 78th minute of the game 

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a trademark header to help Al-Hilal bounce back from heartbreak to beat bottom placed Al-Raed 4-0 in their Saudi Pro League game on Thursday.

Al-Hilal suffered their first taste of defeat during the 2023-2024 campaign by losing to Al-Nassr in the Leagues Cup final, with Cristiano Ronaldo bagging a brace. 

However, Al-Hilal returned to winning ways on Thursday evening – beating Al-Raed thanks to goals from Mitrovic, Salem Aldawsari, Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Serej Milinkovic-Savic.

Mitrovic opened the scoring with a powerful header in the 42nd minute of the game – rising above his defender to fire the ball into the bottom left-hand corner of the goal. 

The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without Neymar, who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer.

Mitrovic enjoyed a perfect Saudi Pro League debut – scoring his side’s first goal of the game 

Mitrovic (above) was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham

Neymar is nursing an ankle injury and will be sidelined for the next 4 weeks while he recovers and undergoes his rehab plan. 

Nevertheless, Mitrovic enjoyed a perfect Saudi Pro League debut – scoring his side’s first goal of the game in the 42nd minute. 

Mitrovic was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham. 

Al Dawsari doubled the visitors lead by finding the back of the net from the penalty spot. Al-Hamdan and Milinkovic-Savic went on to extend their lead.

Ruben Neves and his team-mates dominated the match despite heading into the game off the back of a loss to Al-Nassr in the Leagues Cup final

The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without Neymar (above) , who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer

MATCH FACTS

Al Raed (4-4-2): 1. Andre Moreira (GK) — 2. Bander Whaeshi 21. Oumar Gonzalez, 19. Abdullah Al-Fahad, 24. Mohammed Al-Sobeai (Al Jayzani, 72) — 32. Mohammed Salem Al Dossary (Al Ghamdi, 65), 14. Mansor Al-Beshe, 5. Mamadou Loum, 45. Yahya Sunbul (El Berkaoui, 72) — 17. Júlio Tavares (Al Ghamdi, 86), 7. Amir Sayoud (Bassam, 86)

Al Hilal (4-2-3-1): 37. Yassine Bounou (GK) — 66. Saud Abdulhamid (Al Burayk, 90+3), 70. Mohammed Jahfali, 5. Ali Albulayhi, 12. Yasser Alshahrani (Al Dawsari, 90+5) — 8. Ruben Neves (Al Juwayr , 90+3), 22. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic — 96. Michael (Kanno, 82), 77. Malcom, 29. Salem Aldawsari — 9. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hamdan, 82)

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