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French striker Baftembe Gomez managed a hat trick to lead Al Hilal to a brilliant away win against Al Ahli (4-2) in a purely Saudi clash with the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League in Jeddah.
Omar Souma gave Ahli the advantage six minutes later and Gomez tied the score in the 15th minute with a close-up header before Cape Verde's attacker gave Al the advantage. Ahli in the 39th minute.
However, Al Hilal reacted vigorously in the first match under the orders of the new Romanian coach Razvan Lucescu. Gomez equalized again three minutes after the match resumed and scored 3-2 in the 65th minute before Abdullah Al-Hafiz finished the quartet in the 81st minute.
The two teams will meet in the second leg next week at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.
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