Rodgers: Al-Guerre is a great talent and he will learn from what happened to him with Al-Akhdar

Al-Ahly scored 4-0 against its host Al-Fateh, in the match that brought them together in the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League.

Al-Ahly raised its score to 15 points in fifth place, while Al-Fateh’s score froze at 3 points in seventeenth place (penultimate).

Al-Ahly took the lead through Francisco Trincao in the 31st minute, and the same player returned to score the second goal in the 50th minute.

In the 60th minute, Ivan Toni scored the third goal for Al-Ahly, while his colleague Ziad Al-Juhani completed the quadruple in the 89th minute.

British Des Buckingham, coach of Al-Khuloud, confirmed that his team faced a strong competitor in the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League, noting that Al-Qadisiyah succeeded in creating many opportunities, taking advantage of the technical differences and great potential possessed by its players.

Buckingham explained, during the press conference after the match, that Al-Khuloud played the match in the absence of three players from the defense line, which was reflected in the team’s performance, saying: “We faced a distinguished team that succeeded in creating many chances, and we played the match in the absence of three players from the defense line.”

Al-Khuloud's coach added that the penalty kick his team won represented an important opportunity to return to the atmosphere of the match, but the players were not successful in exploiting it, stressing that missing it made it difficult for the team to regain its balance.

Buckingham pointed out that the current confrontation with Al-Qadisiyah differs from the meeting between the two teams last season, explaining that the defensive absences once again affected Al-Khuloud’s performance. He said: “What happened against Al-Qadisiyah last season is different from today’s confrontation. We lost the match due to the absence of three players from the defense line, which affected our performance.”

The coach spoke about the differences between the two teams, stressing that Al-Qadisiyah includes a group of international names, and is considered one of the most prominent competitors for the league title.

The Al-Qadisiyah team defeated its host, Al-Khuloud, with a clean score, in the confrontation that brought them together in Al-Rass, for the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League.

The men of Irish coach Rodgers imposed their control over the course of the match from its first minutes, and Tiani Renders opened the goal festival after only 4 minutes, followed by Bonsouh Bah (13), Musab Al-Jawir (40), Retegui (67), and then Quinones (86), from a penalty kick.

Al-Qadisiyah raised its score to 19 points in the lead “temporarily,” while awaiting the results of other matches, while Al-Khuloud remained with 12 points in seventh place.