Al-Shabab edge Al-Ahli in Saudi Women’s Premier League clash

Al-Shabab kicked off their Saudi Women’s Premier League campaign with a 1-0 victory against Al-Ahli in Jeddah on Saturday.

The only goal of the game came in the 34th minute through Modi Abdelmohsen’s shot from outside the penalty area.

The second half saw several chances missed by both teams but there would be no addition to the scoreline.

In the day’s other match Al-Ittihad put on a dominant display to defeat Eastern Flames 3-0 in Dammam.

After the completion of round one, champions Al-Nassr lead the Premier League table with three points, on goal difference from Al-Ittihad in second and Al-Shabab in third. Al-Ahli sit in sixth with no points.

Friday’s matches in the eight-team competition had seen Al-Nassr beat Al-Riyadh 6-0 while Al-Hilal and Al-Qadisiyah played out a 0-0 draw

The second round of matches will see Al-Ahli host Al-Hilal in Jeddah on Friday, and Al-Shabab welcome Al-Nassr for the Riyadh Derby on Sunday.