MOSCOW, May 11. Al-Hilal footballers defeated at home «Al-Hazm» in the match of the 31st round of the Saudi Arabian championship and became the country's champions ahead of schedule.
The meeting took place on Saturday in Riyadh and ended in victory for the home team with a score of 4:1. Aleksandar Mitrovic (15, 45+3), who scored the first goal from the penalty spot, and Sergei Milinkovic-Savic (45+6), scored another goal for Al-Hilal, Al-Hazma midfielder Ahmed Al-Juweid (39) ) sent into his own goal. Faiz Selemani (34) scored against the opponents.
Brazilian striker Malcom, bought by Al-Hilal in the summer of 2023 from St. Petersburg Zenit for 60 million euros, started in the starting lineup and was replaced in the end.
Al-Hilal scored 89 points and, three rounds before the end of the season, became unattainable for second-placed Al-Nasr (77 points). The club from Riyadh became the champion of Saudi Arabia for a record 19th time and for the sixth time in the last eight years.