Al Ahdud signed Andrej Burke from CFR Cluj this summer and the Romanian defender is the club’s top scorer from Saudi Arabia. He also scored against Cyprian Tetarushana but lost the match against Abha 3-2.

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In the 26th minute, Burke beat Tetarushana with a shot without a pass under the bar.

The defender has scored three of his team’s eight goals in the first 12 matches of the Saudi Arabian Championship.

Abha scored for Krychowiak (’20), Quirkwelia (’59, own goal) and Toko Ekambi (’69), while Al-Sheikh (’31) also scored for Al Ahdud.

This result puts Abha in 12th place (13 points) and Al Ahdud in 16th (7 points).