Al-Ahli Jeddah beat Al Riyadh 5-0 in the Campeonato Saudita, with Ivan Toney scoring twice from the penalty spot and the hosts already three goals to the good by half-time. It was a one-sided Al-Ahli Jeddah vs Al Riyadh contest once the first penalty went in.
Match Summary
Al-Ahli needed 16 minutes to take the lead. Ivan Toney converted from the penalty spot, and the home side stayed in charge after that. The visitors were still only a goal down until late in the first half. Then Saad Yaslam Balobaid found Eduard Spertsyan in the 43rd minute, and the same provider set up Francisco Trincão two minutes later. Those finishes, arriving almost together, sent Al-Ahli into the interval 3-0 up.
The second half was about control. Toney scored another penalty in the 61st minute, his second of the night. Deep in the closing stages Naif Masoud Khalid added the fifth, Firas Al-Buraikan with the assist in the 87th minute. Al Riyadh did not score.
Key Moments
Toney's opening penalty mattered because it forced Al Riyadh to chase a team that already had more of the ball. They spent the rest of the night hunting a lead they never cut into.
