NEOM SC ended Al Hilal’s remarkable 47-match unbeaten run in the Saudi Pro League, handing one of the Kingdom’s most successful clubs a rare league defeat.
The result marks a significant moment for NEOM, the club associated with Saudi Arabia’s wider transformation and investment programme.
Al Hilal had gone 47 league matches without defeat before the loss, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The result adds another talking point to a Saudi football landscape that has undergone rapid change through major investment, international players and the development of new clubs and sporting infrastructure.
