"That was the visitors' first shot on target during the first 45, and despite keeping Al-Hilal at bay for much of the half, their resistance was broken just a few minutes before the break. A cross from the right was met by a strong header from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, with goalkeeper Samuel Portugal only able to parry his save into the path of Leonardo, who made no mistake."
"Al-Hilal then turned the game on its head as they scored again in the fourth additional minute, with Theo Hernandez driving forward before striking a low effort from the edge of the penalty area into the far corner. The hosts continued to dominate after the break and got their third goal in the 79th minute as Leonardo was first to the rebound from a corner, prodding an effort into the net and ultimately sealing the three points."
"Despite an indifferent start to their league campaign and going a goal down in this match, Al-Hilal were largely in control here as they generated an xG of 3.55 in comparison to just 1.01 for Al-Okhdood. Hernandez was their marquee signing of the summer after his move from AC Milan, and the left-back already has two goals from three league games so far."
Al-Hilal returned to winning ways with a 3-1 home victory over Al-Okhdood after conceding an early Khaled Narey goal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's header was parried into Marcos Leonardo's path for the equaliser, and Theo Hernandez struck a low effort in stoppage time before halftime to put Al-Hilal ahead. Leonardo completed his brace with a 79th-minute rebound from a corner to seal the result. Al-Hilal dominated chances, producing an xG of 3.55 versus 1.01 for Al-Okhdood. Al-Hilal move to fourth unbeaten; Al-Okhdood remain bottom without a point.
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