In the Saudi Super Cup football, Al Hilal Club won the trophy by defeating Al-Ittihad 4–1 in the final. After the match, Al-Ittihad player Abderrazak Hamdalla was returning to the dressing room when one of his team's supporters shouted obscene language at him. In response, Hamdalla threw a water bottle at the supporter. The supporter immediately attacked Hamdalla with the whip he had. After this, when the dispute escalated, the security personnel kept both of them away from each other. In the final, for Al Hilal, Malcolm scored in the fifth and 89th minutes, Salem Aldasari scored in the 44th and Nasser Aldasari scored in the 96th minute of the match. The only goal was scored by Al-Ittihad machete Abdurrazak Hamdalla in the 21st minute.