<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Al-Taawoun Club achieved a crushing victory over Al-Khaleej, with two goals to nothing, on Friday evening, at Al-Taawoun Club Stadium in Buraidah, as the team hosted its counterpart Al-Khaleej, as part of the third round of the Roshn Professional League for the 2024/2025 season.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(180,75%,60%);">Al Taawon win against Al Khaleej</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Gambian striker Musa Barrow opened the scoring for Al-Taawoun in the 18th minute after receiving a long pass that put him in direct confrontation with the goalkeeper, and the ball easily entered the net in the third round of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.sbisiali.com/news/article/saudi-roshen-league-20242025-match-schedule-exciting-rounds">the Roshn League matches</a> . </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1025/670;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/96647efc-b4b8-4b0b-843a-b2e1ce4418ec.jpeg" alt="Cooperation against the Gulf" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the 51st minute of the second half, Sultan Mandash strengthened Al Taawoun's lead against Al Khaleej by scoring the second goal with a powerful shot that settled in the middle of the goal.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> With this result, Al Taawoun raised its score to 6 points, while Al Khaleej’s score remained at 3 points.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(180,75%,60%);">Al Taawoun coach praises his Brazilian striker</span> </h2><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:947/685;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/bddd0012-b68f-4fd6-86da-c6098508af07.jpeg" alt="Cooperation against the Gulf" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For his part, Argentine Rodolfo Arruabarrena, coach of Al-Taawoun team, expressed his happiness with the levels of his Brazilian striker Joao Pedro after defeating Al-Khaleej 2-0 in the third round of the Saudi Roshen League on Friday.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the post-match press conference, Arruabarrena said: "I am happy with Pedro's performance. It is normal that he does not always score goals. We support him and make an extra effort to help him score. I am confident that he will achieve his goals soon. He trains hard and diligently with the team."</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Despite Pedro playing three matches in the Roshen League this season, he has not scored any goals according to the "Transfer Market" website. The Argentine coach confirmed: "We are facing difficult days with consecutive matches every two days, so it is necessary for the players to focus and get enough sleep to prepare for the next AFC Champions League match.<br></p>