Al Qadsiah jump into third with emphatic win | OneFootball

Al Qadsiah snatched third place in the Roshn Saudi League table in style with an emphatic 3-0 victory at Al Wehda’s King Abdulaziz Sports City on Friday.

The side from Al Khobar had suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Al Taawoun in their most recent league outing but in Mecca, they showed their attacking intent from the beginning, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang beating goalkeeper Abdullah Al Owaisher with a powerful left-footed strike only to watch the ball cannon off the crossbar.

Minutes later, Al Qadsiah opened the scoring after a quick series of passes exchanged between Turki Al Ammar and Cameron Puertas, with the latter firing from a narrow angle into the back of the net.

Al Wehda thought they had restored parity early in the second half when Craig Goodwin sent Yousef Amyn through on goal with an exquisite through pass, but the Iraqi international struck the woodwork from a similar position to Aubameyang’s earlier miss.

A defensive mix-up involving Ali Makki and Jawad El Yamiq allowed Aubameyang to snatch the ball from goalkeeper Al Owaisher who had no option but to bring the Gabonese forward down after he had just about managed to feed the ball to Julian Quinones to tap it in, but the referee reverted to VAR and awarded a penalty for the visitors. Aubameyang’s initial attempt from 12 yards was saved but he was first to the ball, burying it home on the rebound to make it 2-0.

Deep in added time, Al Qadsiah’s victory was signed off by Argentine midfielder Equi Fernandez who got on the end of a perfectly weighted Quinones through pass and finished at the second time of asking, having initially been denied by Al Owaisher.

Al Qadsiah’s victory, coupled with Al Nassr’s 1-1 draw at Al Taawoun, sends Michel’s men two points clear in third place, while Al Wehda remain in 17th place, goal-difference keeping them adrift of safety.