Al-Qadsiah beat 10-man Al-Fateh to go 2nd in SPL

RIYADH: Al-Qadsiah won 2-1 away at Al-Fateh on Saturday night to move into second place in the Saudi Pro League.

The win puts Spanish coach Michel’s team on 10 points after four games, just two behind leaders Al-Nassr, who maintained their perfect start to the season by beating Al-Ittihad 2-0 in Jeddah on Friday night.

The visitors were given a huge boost on 39 minutes when Al-Fateh goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco was given a straight red card. Amin Al-Bukhairi came on to take his place, with midfielder Othman Al-Othman sacrificed.

The game’s only goal came on 51 minutes, when Mexican forward Julian Quinones latched on to Musab Al-Juwayr’s long pass, charged into the penalty area and finished confidentially with his left foot into the roof of the net.

Earlier on Saturday, Neom won 3-2 away at Al-Riyadh to briefly go into third place, only to be leapfrogged by Al-Qadsiah, while Al-Fayha’s 2-1 win at Al-Najma lifted them to ninth in the table.