Alexandre Mendy leads Al-Faisaly to 3-2 win over Al Kholood with a hat-trick in the Saudi League

Al-Faisaly beat their visitors Al Kholood 3-2 in a match between the two sides in the ninth round of the Saudi Pro League, held at 16:40 Damascus time.

Alexandre Mendy opened the scoring for Al-Faisaly in the 7th minute, before Shaquille Riley Graciano Pinas equalised for Al Kholood in the 19th minute. Julien Domingues added a second goal for Al Kholood just before the end of the first half in the 45th minute, putting Al Kholood ahead, before Mendy scored the equaliser for Al-Faisaly in stoppage time of the first half in the 45+4th minute.

In the second half, Alexandre Mendy scored his third goal and the winning goal for Al-Faisaly in the 85th minute, completing a personal hat-trick that gave his team the 3-2 win.

Alexandre Mendy received the man of the match award after playing 89 minutes and scoring 3 goals, with a rating of 9.58.

In terms of statistics, Al Kholood had 51 percent possession compared to 49 percent for Al-Faisaly, and Al Kholood had 18 attempts compared to 16 for the home side, while Al-Faisaly had 4 corner kicks compared to 2 for Al Kholood. The match saw no red cards, while one yellow card was shown to each team.

The match was officiated by referee Sultan Sanad Al Harbi, and Al-Faisaly raised their tally to 3 points in 15th place after 7 matches without a win, while Al Kholood's tally rose to 12 points in 8th place after 8 matches.