Softfootball understands that Karim Benzema made a sensational debut for Al Hilal, scoring a hat-trick because the Saudi Professional League leaders thrashed bottom-placed Al Okhdood 6-0.
The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner, who accomplished a shock switch from rivals Al-Ittihad simply two days earlier, following a latest contract talks fallout with Al-Ittihad, wasted no time saying himself in Riyadh.
After the sport, Al Hilal shared a publish in regards to the consequence by way of their official X account.
The sport started cautiously, with Salem Al-Dawsari initially thought to have given Al Hilal the lead within the nineteenth minute earlier than VAR intervened. The breakthrough got here within the thirty first minute when Nasser Al-Dawsari arrange Benzema, who calmly completed to offer Al Hilal a 1-0 lead.
The second half noticed Al Hilal dominate. Benzema added his second objective within the sixtieth minute, assisted by Malcom, and accomplished his hattrick 4 minutes later, changing a cross from Salem Al-Dawsari to make it 3-0. Benzema additionally arrange Malcom for Al Hilal’s fourth objective within the seventieth minute earlier than being substituted to a standing ovation three minutes later.
Salem Al-Dawsari rounded off the scoring with two late objectives within the 74th and 90+third minutes, each assisted by Malcom, sealing a complete 6-0 victory.
Al Hilal now leads the Saudi Professional League with 50 factors from 20 matches, whereas Al Okhdood stays on the backside with 10 factors. Benzema, who was additionally named the person of the match after the sport, described his new membership as Actual Madrid in Asia, and his debut efficiency definitely lived as much as the hype.
This assertion debut ensures Benzema instantly turns into a central determine in Al Hilal’s title push and units the tone for what could possibly be a historic season in Saudi Arabia.
