Al-Hilal make it five matches with three penalties after Al-Faisaly win | OneFootball

Al-Hilal were awarded three penalties against Al-Faisaly in their league opener, the fifth time they have had three spot-kicks in a single match in the professional era. According to the Dawrina Ghair programme on the Saudia channel, Al-Faisaly are the latest team to suffer it.

They converted all three and won 4-2 at the Kingdom Arena on Friday in the opening round of the Saudi Roshn League.

The sequence began in 2019-2020 with a 3-1 victory over Al-Raed after three penalties. They did it again the following season in a 5-0 win against Al-Ain.

The third occurrence came in 2022-2023 during a 3-1 success over Al-Batin, then in 2024-2025 they beat Al-Riyadh 3-1.

Al-Hilal sit top of the Saudi Roshn League with three points, ahead of Al-Qadsiah on goal difference.

Source: Goal.com

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