1 Expected the three points at home. And with this makes it five ‘Wins’ out of the last five. Yasser Al Shahrani showed us why he deserved a nomination in the top GCC player of the year. The second goal was an exhibition of skills between Nawaf and Eduardo. هدف #الهلال الثاني ضد #الوحدة (كارلوس إدواردو) في الجولة 12 من #دوري_جميل#دوري_بلس@Alhilal_FC pic.twitter.com/VlwiTBfGw8 — dawriplus دوري بلس (@dawriplusksa) December 8, 2016 LAST WEEK: 1 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 5 Latest result: Won against Al Wehda 6-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Nassr (16/12) 2 Took some time to kick the gear into motion but once they did, they barely looked back offensively. The trio of Kahraba, Akaichi and Fahad backed by Villanueva can destroy any team on a good day. LAST WEEK: 3 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 3 Latest result: Won at Al Faisaly 4-2 Next SPL match: Home against Al Fateh (16/12) 3 Not a convincing victory but all that really matters is finding a way to win, which Al Ahli have done. They will need to figure out a way to close that space in the defence before they get punished by a top team. LAST WEEK: 4 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 6 Latest result: Won against Al Raed 1-0 Next SPL match: Away at Al Taawon (17/12) 4 Were unlucky to be given the penalty against them but managed to fight back and equalise. As was the case with their opponents, they had their chances to take the Lead especially in the 90th minute. LAST WEEK: 2 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 7 Latest result: Draw at Al Shabab 1-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Hilal (16/12) 5 At the beginning of second half, it seemed like they should have had 5 on Qadasiyah, but instead broke down when they shouldn’t have. Harsh lesson but hopefully a lesson learnt. LAST WEEK: 5 HIGH: 1 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Draw against Al Qadasiyah 2-2 Next SPL match: Away at Al Shabab (15/12) 6 One of the most entertaining games of the season. Were lucky to earn the penalty for the lead but held their own and had opportunities to score but missed a 4 v 1 at the end. Should have sealed it for three but rather went home with one. LAST WEEK: 7 HIGH: 5 | LOW: 11 Latest result: Draw against Al Nassr 1-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Ettifaq (15/12) 7 No one to call out here but GK Fahad Al Shammari on that blunder of a ball resulting in the goal. What was he thinking? Was he trying to pull a Neuer? LAST WEEK: 6 HIGH: 9 | LOW: 12 Latest result: Lost at Al Batin 0-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Ahli (17/12) 8 Came charging back from a 2-0 deficit to pick up an away point, which is becoming the norm for this group. Qadasiyah always tends to leave it at the later minutes of the game. LAST WEEK: 8 HIGH: 8 | LOW: 13 Latest result: Draw at Al Ettifaq 2-2 Next SPL match: Away at Al Wehda (14/12) 9 A much needed victory for Al Khaleej but the defenders need to calm down a bit. Hard task on Belgian De Wilde who will be without his two starting defenders for a few games. LAST WEEK: 11 HIGH: 9 | LOW: 13 Latest result: Won at Al Fateh 4-2 Next SPL match: Away at Al Raed (16/12) 10 Finally, a win, even if it came in the form as a gift, is well worth it for Batin as they maintain momentum to stay in the top league. They will be happy with the three points. LAST WEEK: 14 HIGH: 7 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Won at Al Taawon 1-0 Next SPL match: Home against Al Faisaly (15/12) 11 Well, the fairytale only lasted one game. Had 62% possession and 14 shots on goal. And yes, they were a man-up for almost 17 minutes. Faltered and then faded. LAST WEEK: 9 HIGH: 9 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Lost against Al Khaleej 2-4 Next SPL match: Away at Al Ittihad (16/12) 12 Ran out of ideas pretty quickly against Al Hilal, though was expecting a fight of some sort at least. Saw none but couldn’t expect much against a team that is riding high at the moment. LAST WEEK: 10 HIGH: 6 | LOW: 12 Latest result: Lost at Al Hilal 0-6 Next SPL match: Home against Al Qadasiyah (14/12) 13 Had their chances to perhaps take the lead and change the outcome of the game. Props to GK Mutab Sharahili for his strong showing between the sticks. LAST WEEK: 12 HIGH: 5 | LOW: 13 Latest result: Lost at Al Ahli 0-1 Next SPL match: Home against Al Khaleej (16/12) 14 Even before taking the lead Faisaly were the second-best team out there. The defense is a disaster at the moment, and it’s unclear what the best way of fixing it happens to be. LAST WEEK: 13 HIGH: 3 | LOW: 14 Latest result: Lost against Al Ittihad 2-4 Next SPL match: Away at Al Batin (15/12)  

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