Super hat-trick leads Al-Raed to victory over Damak
Al-Raed team defeated its guest Damak 4-2 in the meeting that brought the two teams together at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Buraidah, central Saudi Arabia, within the 16th week of the Saudi Professional League.
The match saw Major Karim El Berkaoui’s striker record a super “hat trick” in the match.
Al-Raed team rose to 11th place with 19 points, and Damak’s balance stuck at 12th in 15th place.
The match saw Argentine Damak player Sergio Vitor expelled, so the team completed the match with ten players.
Damak’s team opened the scoring early, through Argentine Emilio Zelaya, in the first minute of the match, via a header.
Al-Raed managed to score the equalizer in the 32nd minute, with a powerful shot by Moroccan player Karim El Berkaoui from inside the penalty area, who scored a tie for his team in the 32nd minute, and the same player added the second goal for his team in the 58th minute and succeeded in the 62nd minute of scoring his third goal in The meeting, before the visitors reduced the score in the 78th minute, through a penalty kick signed by Croatian Antulic.
Al-Barakawi added his fourth goal in the match in the last minutes of the match, scoring a “super hat trick” and giving his team the advantage in the match.
