Football didn’t stop on Christmas Day in Saudi Arabia and round 11 of the championship featured three matches. Pedro Emanuel’s Al Fayha drew 0-0 with Fábio Martins’ Al Hazem.
In a balanced game, with nine shots for each team, there was no goal, which means that both teams remain separated by two points: the first has 12, the second has 10. For its part, Al Riyadh, from Tozé, was defeated against Al Ettifaq, by 0-2. Everything became more difficult for the Portuguese midfielder’s team in the 51st minute, when Alkhaibari was shown a red card. The team from the capital of Saudi Arabia withstood the opposing pressure, but Borjan’s wall, which prevented, time and again, the opening of the score, fell in the 90th minute, thanks to a goal from Francisco Calvo. Wijnaldum made the final 2-0 at 90’+5.
Neom, with Luís Maximiano in goal, received and beat Al Najma, coached by the Portuguese Mário Silva. The home team took the lead thanks to Zaza’s goal in the 54th minute, and Al Dawsari made it 2-0 in the 89th minute. In compensation, Boutobba scored, from a penalty, the goal of honor for the visitors, insufficient for the red-bottom of the Saudi Pro League to win any points. In 10 rounds, Al Najma has one draw and nine defeats.
