"Theo Hernandez's brace helped Al-Hilal to a 3-1 victory over 10-man Al-Kholood, moving them within two points of Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Nassr. Al-Kholood pegged back their visitors on the stroke of half-time despite their numerical disadvantage, but two moments of quality from Hernandez sealed the match. Juan Pablo Cozzani comfortably held Marcos Leonardo's audacious overhead kick from the edge of the box, before Al-Kholood upped the pressure, with Ramiro Enrique forcing Mohammed Al Yami into a smart save at the other end."
"But shortly after, in the 37th minute, Abdulrahman Al Dosari was shown a straight red card following a VAR review, having caught Leonardo high on the calf. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic then gave Al-Hilal the lead in the 45th minute, guiding his long-range shot into the bottom-left corner from the edge of the D. However, he then gave away a penalty after a handball, which Enrique confidently dispatched in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time."
"It was all Al-Hilal after that, though, with Hernandez restoring their lead in the 61st minute when he latched onto the rebound of Milinkovic-Savic's saved shot and fired in from the left of the box. He then secured all three points 23 minutes later, with the Serbian knocking it to him to change the angle of the free-kick, and Hernandez then slotted into the bottom-left corner."
Al-Hilal defeated 10-man Al-Kholood 3-1, moving within two points of league leaders Al-Nassr. Abdulrahman Al Dosari received a straight red card in the 37th minute after a VAR review for catching Marcos Leonardo high on the calf. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened the scoring in the 45th minute with a long-range strike, but Al-Kholood equalized from a penalty after a Milinkovic-Savic handball. Theo Hernandez restored the lead in the 61st minute by following up on Milinkovic-Savic's saved shot and sealed the win with a composed free-kick 23 minutes later. Al-Qadsiah edged Al-Shabab 3-2 in another match.
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