Al-Shabab defeated Al-Khaleej 4-0 on Saturday night to maintain their flying start to the Roshn Saudi League season, which has seen them top the table with seven wins and a draw from eight matches.
Their only dropped points of the season so far came last week in the 1-1 draw against champions Al-Hilal, who themselves were involved in a dramatic 3-2 win over Al-Tai on Saturday.
Al-Shabab’s goals came from Carlos Carvalho after only seven minutes, Cristian Guanca (62), Aaron Boupendza (87) and Hattan Bahebri in stoppage time at the end of the match.
Meanwhile, Al-Hilal came close to dropping more points after letting slip of a two-goal lead at Al-Tai, only for Ali Al-Bulaihi to score in the 89th minute to secure the 3-2 win.
The visitors had gone 2-0 up through Odion Igahlo’s 39th-minute goal and Michael’s strike five minutes after the break.
But Al-Tai came storming back with goals from Guy Mbenza (57) and Amir Sayoud (70), before the late twist denied them a point.
Ahead of the rest of the eighth round of matches, Al-Shabab top the table with 22 points with Al-Hilal second on 17, though the champions can be overtaken by Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad and even Al-Taawoun, who all play tonight.
