High-flying Al-Taawoun top SPL table after win over Al-Tai

High-flying Al-Taawoun went top of the Roshn Saudi League on Thursday night after a 3-0 win over Al-Tai in Buraidah at the start of the ninth round of the 2023-24 season.

Musa Barrow opened the scoring for the team from the Al-Qassim region after only 11 minutes, with the second goal coming just two minutes later from Joao Pedro.

Alvaro Medran added the third goal in the 57th minute.

The win raised Al-Taawoun’s points tally to 22, two points ahead of last week’s leaders Al-Hilal, who could reclaim the lead with a win over Al-Okhdood on Saturday. Al-Tai are in 15th place in the Saudi Pro League table, with seven points from two victories, a draw and six defeats.

Al-Taawoun have been one of the season’s surprise packages, and the win over Al-Tai was the third in a row after victories over Al-Raed (2-1) and Al-Hazm (3-1).

Al-Taawoun’s next SPL match, following the international break, will see them host champions Al-Ittihad on Friday, Oct. 20.