What is noteworthy is that eight months ago, this fixture was played in the Saudi second tier. But both teams earned promotion to the top tier last season and, in Al-Ahli’s case, they have secured even bigger gains after becoming one of four teams who were taken over by the country’s Public Investment Fund.
Tickets were snapped up five days before the match, and the glitz and glamour on the pitch where proceedings began with players walking out to pyrotechnics were matched by the fervent support in the stands – young and old, mostly men with some female fans dressed in black abaya and niqab. Their seats were barely warmed as they hopped and jumped, sang at full volume and swirled their green-and-white scarves in the air.Long-time Al-Ahli fan Nabil Jelaidan, 30, who also supports Manchester City, chose to forego the Citizens’ opening match of the EPL season to be at this game.
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