acegame888 Saudi Pro League: Bergwijn Double Helps Al-Ittihad Beat Al-Kholood, Keep Pace With Al-Hilal

Al-Ittihad drew level with Al-Hilal at the top of the Saudi Pro League as Steven Bergwijn's brace helped them fight back for a thrilling 4-3 win over Al-Kholood in Jeddah. (More Football News)acegame888

Laurent Blanc's team entered Sunday's game three points off top spot after Al-Hilal trounced Al-Akhdoud 4-0 on Friday.

Al-Ittihad were also hoping to get back to winning ways after going down 2-1 to Damac in their most recent game on Monday.

They had to do things the hard way as William Troost-Ekong and Myziane Maolida struck to put the mid-table visitors 2-0 up inside 23 minutes.

But Abdulrahman Al Obud danced through the Al-Kholood backline before lobbing Marcelo Grohe to halve the deficit, then a Bergwijn penalty made it 2-2 nine minutes into first-half stoppage time.

N'Golo Kante assisted Hassan Kadish as Al-Ittihad went ahead for the first time after 47 minutes, then Bergwijn reacted quickest to tap home after Karim Benzema showed fine footwork to force a save from Grohe.

Maolida's second goal of the game ensured a tense finish, but the hosts held firm through eight minutes of stoppage time to match Al-Hilal's pace at the top.

Earlier on Saturday, Al Fateh and Al-Qadisiyah played out a 1-1 draw at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, as the visitors missed the chance to go above Al-Nassr into third.

Al-Qadsiah, who are captained by Real Madrid legend Nacho Fernandez and also have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in their ranks, went ahead inside two minutes via Julian Quinones.

Akhimullah Anuar scored Malaysia's lone goal in the 34th minute. The victory gave India the lead in the standings with nine points from three successive wins.

Known as 'The Wall' for his impeccable skills in front of the goalpost,ph222 Sreejesh was instrumental in guiding the team through remarkable successes, including two Asian Games gold medals, and two Champions Trophy silver medals.

However, Matheus Machado levelled just 80 seconds after coming on as a half-time substitute, ensuring bottom club Al Fateh earned a share of the spoils.

Al-Qadsiah stay fourth, behind Al-Nassr on goal differenceacegame888, after Cristiano Ronaldo scored to help the latter to victory over Al-Raed on Thursday.