Riydah: Al Hilal and Ettifaq, who will play in the last eight of the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup respectively, played out a 1-1 draw as the two continental challengers met in Round 4 of the Saudi Professional League (SPL) on Monday.Brazilian striker Wesley (Wesley Lopes da Silva) took his Al Hilal tally to four goals in two matches when he followed up his hat-trick in the 6-0 hammering of Najran with the opener at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium three minutes into the second half.
The goal from the former FC Vaslui forward, who struck 27 times last season to not only take the 2011-12 Liga I top scorer title but to also become the all-time leading foreign scorer in Romanian football with 61 goals, looked to be sufficient for the Riyadh giants but a Yousef Al Salem strike two minutes into second-half stoppage team rescued a point for Ettifaq.
Al Hilal face Ulsan Hyundai in the last eight of this year's edition of the AFC Champions League, with the first leg taking place on September 19 the Korean hosting the two-time Asian Club Championship winners before the Saudis entertain Ulsan on October 3 at Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium.
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