SAIHAT, Saudi Arabia (Interstat) — Musa Barrow scored twice and Angelo Fulgini set up three goals as Al Khaleej defeated Al Hazem 4-2 on Thursday in a match that swung repeatedly before the home side pulled away late. Al Khaleej trailed at halftime but answered with three goals after the break, including two in a two-minute span, to secure its third win of the season in the competition.

Barrow opened the scoring in the 24th minute to give Al Khaleej an early lead. Al Hazem responded through Sofiane Bendebka in the 39th minute, with Ahmed Al Nakhli among the visitors’ key contributors on a day he recorded an assist. Afimico Pululu then put Al Hazem ahead in the 45th minute, scoring shortly before the halftime whistle. The first half was physical, with Al Khaleej’s F. Al Saqour and K. Kouyate booked in the 35th and 36th minutes, and Al Hazem’s M. Al Hamdani cautioned in first-half stoppage time.

Kouyate equalized for Al Khaleej in the 47th minute, converting soon after the restart to make it 2-2. Kouyate, who was substituted in the 65th minute, had also been shown a yellow card earlier in the match. Joshua King restored Al Khaleej’s lead in the 73rd minute, and Barrow added his second goal in the 75th minute to complete a rapid turn in the home side’s favor. Fulgini finished with three assists and was substituted in the 87th minute, while Barrow came off in the 78th minute after his brace. King played the full match and scored once.

Al Hazem’s Pululu, who scored in the 45th minute, was booked in the 70th minute and substituted in the 84th. Bendebka and Al Nakhli each completed the match for Al Hazem, with Bendebka scoring and Al Nakhli providing an assist. Al Hazem also received yellow cards from B. Mugisha in the 72nd minute and M. Ben Hamida in the 79th minute. Al Khaleej’s J. Gomes was booked in the 69th minute. The match included a series of second-half substitutions, with Bah and Crespo entering at halftime, Al Saadi, Kouyate, Al Yami and Al Hamdani changing the game around the 65th minute, and further moves late in the second half as both sides adjusted.

Al Khaleej’s season record in the competition is now three wins, one loss and one draw, and its record across all competitions is also three wins, one loss and one draw. Al Hazem’s season record in the competition is now no wins, three losses and two draws, matching its record across all competitions of no wins, three losses and two draws.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Al Khaleej 2, Al Hazem 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Al Khaleej with a 73.4 percent probability to win. Al Khaleej had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 6 went under the over-under line of 2.5.