Al-Hilal’s first football team kicked off their pre-season training camp with a resounding 6-0 victory over Austrian side Wiener Neustadt on Friday. The match, played with two different lineups, showcased Al-Hilal’s depth and talent.
In the first half, Al-Hilal took a commanding 4-0 lead with goals from Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrović, defender Khalifa Al-Dawsari, forward Abdullah Al-Hamdan, and left winger Salem Al-Dawsari.
The second half saw substitute midfielder Mohammed Al-Qahtani add two more goals, completing Al-Hilal’s half-dozen tally.
Portuguese coach Jorge Jesus started the match with a lineup that included Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou, defenders Hamad Al-Yami, Hassan Tambakti, Khalifa Al-Dawsari, and Brazilian Renan Lodi, midfielders Nasser Al-Dawsari and Mohammed Kanno, and forwards Salem Al-Dawsari, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Brazilian Michel Delgado, and Aleksandar Mitrović.
At the start of the second half, Jesus made significant changes, substituting all players except Nasser Al-Dawsari. The new lineup featured goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais, defenders Saud Abdulhamid, Senegalese Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Al-Bulayhi, and Yasser Al-Shahrani, midfielders Mohammed Al-Buraik, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Musab Al-Juwair, Serbian Sergej Milinković-Savić, and forward Abdullah Radif.
In their second pre-season match, hosted in Bad Erlach, eastern Austria, Al-Hilal will face Qatari side Al-Arabi on Monday.
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