{"id":287706,"date":"2023-08-24T21:41:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287706"},"modified":"2023-08-24T21:41:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T21:41:18","slug":"al-raed-0-4-al-hilal-jesus-side-cruise-to-victory-without-neymar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/al-raed-0-4-al-hilal-jesus-side-cruise-to-victory-without-neymar\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Raed 0-4 Al-Hilal:\u00a0Jesus' side cruise to victory without Neymar"},"content":{"rendered":"
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.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0Al-Hilal returned to winning ways on Thursday evening – beating\u00a0Al-Raed thanks to goals from Mitrovic, Salem Aldawsari,\u00a0Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Serej Milinkovic-Savic.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without\u00a0Neymar, who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer.<\/p>\n
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Mitrovic enjoyed a perfect Saudi Pro League debut – scoring his side’s first goal of the game\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Mitrovic (above) was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham<\/p>\n
Neymar is nursing an ankle injury and will be sidelined for the next 4 weeks while he recovers and undergoes his rehab plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, Mitrovic enjoyed a perfect\u00a0Saudi Pro League debut – scoring his side’s first goal of the game in the 42nd minute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mitrovic was named in Al-Hilal’s starting line up by manager Jorge Jesus after completing a summer transfer from Fulham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Al Dawsari doubled the visitors lead by finding the back of the net from the penalty spot.\u00a0Al-Hamdan and Milinkovic-Savic went on to extend their lead.<\/p>\n
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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<\/p>\n
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The Saudi Arabian side managed secure the win without Neymar (above) , who became Al-Hilal’s new superstar signing earlier this summer<\/p>\n
Al Raed (4-4-2):<\/span> 1. Andre Moreira (GK) \u2014 2. Bander Whaeshi 21. Oumar Gonzalez, 19. Abdullah Al-Fahad, 24. Mohammed Al-Sobeai (Al Jayzani, 72) \u2014 32. Mohammed Salem Al Dossary (Al Ghamdi, 65), 14. Mansor Al-Beshe, 5. Mamadou Loum, 45. Yahya Sunbul (El Berkaoui, 72) \u2014 17. J\u00falio Tavares (Al Ghamdi, 86), 7. Amir Sayoud (Bassam, 86)<\/p>\n Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)<\/span>: 37. Yassine Bounou (GK) \u2014 66. Saud Abdulhamid (Al Burayk, 90+3), 70. Mohammed Jahfali, 5. Ali Albulayhi, 12. Yasser Alshahrani (Al Dawsari, 90+5) \u2014 8. Ruben Neves (Al Juwayr , 90+3), 22. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic \u2014 96. Michael (Kanno, 82), 77. Malcom, 29. Salem Aldawsari \u2014 9. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Al Hamdan, 82)<\/p>\n