Naim's hattrick against Valencia puts Buru in fourth place

With Mohamed Naim's hattrick against Club Valencia, Buru Sports Club wins their game with a comeback score of 4-1, putting them in fourth place in the Dhiraagu Dhivehi Premier League leaderboard.

Valencia scored their goal early on in the game and took the lead. A corner from Ethan Ibrahim Zaki saw Ahmed Athwan Ali head the ball into goal. This is his second league goal.

Buru proceeded to relentlessly attack afterwards, but only managed to score a minute before the half ended. A powerful strike from outside the penalty box saw Naim slot the ball right into the bottom corner, evening up the score before halftime.

Before Buru equalized, Valencia goalkeeper Viorel Boian had defended Buru's many attacks. He defended attacks from Naim, Areen Abdulla Ibrahim and Hudson Jesus, with one of Areen's strikes hitting the goalpost as well.

Buru took the lead in the 66th minute. Areen dribbled into the area and passed the ball across the goal to an unmarked Naim, with him calmly tapping the ball into goal.

Three minutes later, Hudson created another goal scoring opportunity, with Buru Captain Ali Hamdan chipping the ball past the goalkeeper, securing their third goal.

Naim secured his hattrick in the 77th minute. Ibrahim Usama Hassan Majeed's pass to him within the penalty box saw Naim aim at the upper half of the net, securing the goal. This marks Naim's seventh league goal.

This win put Buru into fourth place, with them having accumulated 14 points in 9 matches. New Radiant Sports Club sits in third place with 17 points.

Last night, Club Eagles drew against Victory Sports Club, with Club Eagles falling to fifth place with 13 points. Victory is sitting in sixth place with 10 points. Valencia is in seventh place with 7 points.

The final match of the league's first round will be played this evening at 3:50pm. The match will be played by United Victory and Club Green Streets.