AL DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia (Interstat) — Al Diriyah made Oscar Rodriguez’s 13th-minute goal stand Tuesday in a 1-0 home win over Al Riyadh. Al Diriyah was the home team, and Al Riyadh was the visiting team. Rodriguez played all 90 minutes and scored the only goal of the game. A. Al Sibyani H. K. recorded an assist in 46 minutes for Al Diriyah. Al Riyadh could not find an equalizer and finished with no goals. Al Diriyah scored one goal in total. Al Riyadh’s season record in this competition is now 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Al Diriyah’s season record in this competition is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Al Riyadh’s season record across all competitions is now 0 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Al Diriyah’s season record across all competitions is now 1 win, 1 loss and 1 draw. The game’s only goal arrived early when Rodriguez struck in the 13th minute. Al Diriyah held the lead through a match that produced six yellow cards. The first yellow card of the game went to Al Riyadh’s S. Al Essa in the fourth minute. The second yellow card came in the 52nd minute to Al Riyadh’s T. Okou. Al Diriyah’s L. Chelfi received the third yellow card in the 62nd minute, and E. Millot received the fourth in the 64th. Al Riyadh’s H. Majrashi was shown the fifth yellow card in the 76th minute. Al Diriyah’s S. Al Farhan received the sixth yellow card in the 90th minute of stoppage time.

Al Diriyah made its first substitution at halftime, bringing on A. Al Sibyani H. K. Al Riyadh introduced H. Al Ali and S. Al Essa in the 59th minute. Al Diriyah brought on L. Chelfi in the 66th and then D. Nunez and A. Al Malki in the 80th. Al Riyadh used H. Majrashi in the 83rd and H. Qasim in the 88th. Al Diriyah’s C. Diandy entered in the 90th minute of stoppage time. The substitutions came in order for both teams as each side sought changes during the second half.

Al Diriyah had entered the match after a 1-1 home draw with Al Taawon and a 0-3 loss at Al Nassr in its previous competition matches. Al Riyadh had drawn 1-1 at Al Fayha in its previous competition match. Al Diriyah next faces Al Ittihad in the Saudi Professional League. The result gave Al Diriyah its first competition win of the season after the earlier draw and loss, while Al Riyadh remained without a win in the competition after its previous draw. Al Riyadh also remained without a win across all competitions. Al Diriyah’s victory moved its competition record to one win, one loss and one draw, and its all-competitions record to the same mark. Al Riyadh’s competition record stayed at one draw and one loss, and its all-competitions record matched that line.

Rodriguez’s statline of 90 minutes and one goal was the game’s top performance, followed by A. Al Sibyani H. K.’s statline of 46 minutes and one assist. Al Diriyah’s goal came in the 13th minute and was the only scoring play of the match. Al Riyadh was unable to score over the full 90 minutes and added the six yellow cards noted during the game. Al Diriyah also finished the match with its one-goal margin intact.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Al Diriyah 1, Al Riyadh 1. Al Diriyah had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.75. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.