"Ivan Toney had a penalty saved but recovered to score a second-half hat-trick as Al-Ahli beat 10-man Al-Najma 4-1 to draw level with Al-Hilal at the top of the Saudi Pro League. Toney was denied from 12 yards by Victor Braga in the 37th minute at Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium, with the visiting goalkeeper getting down to his right to make the save following Guga's handball. Al-Ahli were 1-0 down by that point, after Lazaro skipped past a couple of defenders and tucked home from an acute angle in the 27th minute."
"The hosts thought they had a second penalty deep into first-half stoppage time, when Braga appeared to mistime his punch and catch Toney, but a VAR review resulted in the decision being overturned due to a lack of meaningful contact. Al-Ahli did not need long to draw level in the second half, though, with Valentin Atangana stooping to head past Braga three minutes after the restart."
Ivan Toney recovered from a first-half penalty miss to score a second-half hat-trick as Al-Ahli beat 10-man Al-Najma 4-1, drawing level with Al-Hilal at the top of the Saudi Pro League. Lazaro put Al-Najma ahead after skipping past defenders and scoring from an acute angle. Victor Braga saved Toney's 37th-minute penalty and a late potential penalty on Toney was overturned by VAR for lack of meaningful contact. Valentin Atangana equalised three minutes after the restart. After Felippe Cardoso was sent off for a second bookable offence, Toney scored three times, including a stoppage-time penalty. His Saudi Pro League penalty record is 18 goals from 19 attempts.
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