Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 15th where Al Taawon will travel to Riyadh to battle Al Hilal in a meeting of these two mismatched Pro League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Al Hilal is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Al Ta’ee. Jang Hyun-Soo scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 2nd minute, then Moussa Marega added another in the 18th minute In the end, Al Ta’ee couldn’t muster any offence and Al Hilal ran away with the shutout win. Al Hilal is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while al Taawon sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Al Hazm. Mohammed Rharsalla struck first for Al Hazm in the 27th minute, then Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana got the equalizer for Al Taawon in the 29th minute on a feed from Saad Yaslam Balobaid But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Iago Santos. Al Taawon is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Friday Aug 20th, Al Taawon hosted Al Hilal in their last match together. Al Hilal was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Leandre Geal Tawamba Kana struck first for Al Taawon in the 26th minute, then Moussa Marega got the equalizer for Al Hilal in the 81st minute on a feed from Yasir Gharsan Al Shahrani Finally they completed the comback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Jang Hyun-Soo to cap off a wild match.
Henrique Luvannor has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Al Taawon. Al Hilal’s most prolific scorer has been Bafetimbi Gomis. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.