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Al-Shabab leads Al-Ahli 3-1 after early red card in Saudi Roshn League
October 30, 2026 at 07:30 PM · Updated 1h ago
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Al-Shabab led Al-Ahli 3-1 in Saudi Pro League round 12 on Friday at SHG Arena in Riyadh, where a first-half red card shaped the match.
- Ricardo Matias opened the scoring in the second minute and refused to celebrate against his former club Al-Ahli, which loaned him to Al-Shabab.
- Al-Ahli goalkeeper Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi received a direct red card in the 22nd minute for handling the ball outside his penalty area.
- Yannick Carrasco scored from a free kick in the 26th minute and Roger Martinez added Al-Shabab's third in the 36th.
- Firas Al-Buraikan scored Al-Ahli's only goal in the 40th minute of the first half.
- Al-Shabab won 6-1, the first scoreline of its kind in the Saudi Pro League era, mirroring their 2008 win over Al-Ahli.
- Yannick Carrasco completed a hat-trick from a free kick and two penalties, and assisted Ricardo Matias's header.
- The result lifted Al-Shabab to 14 points in 10th place, while Al-Ahli stayed on 21 points in sixth.





