Irresistible magic: five names that made the headlines in the opening round of the Joy League

No conversation about the standout stars of the round is complete without Mohammed Al-Issa at the very top. He produced one of the most exciting individual displays of the weekend, driving Al-Ettifaq to a 10-1 rout of Al-Tadamon, the biggest win of the opening round.

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One goal or two was never going to be enough. Al-Issa made himself the headline of the match with a complete "super hat-trick", ending the round as its top scorer.

Sharp movement inside the box, lightning speed to pounce on chances, ice-cold composure in front of goal: he had it all. This was a striker with a natural instinct for the net and a knack for turning his team's dominance into numbers on the scoreboard.

Ziyad Aba lit up his Al-Ahli shirt too, firing a hat-trick against Al-Feiha to drive "Al-Raqi" to a 3-1 win with a menacing attacking display.

His goals landed in the 28th, 58th and 79th minutes. That spread shows a man who stayed dangerous from first whistle to last, refusing to settle for a single flash of brilliance. Scoring across three phases of the game underlined his physical and mental sharpness, his knack for finding space and turning up in the right place.

One afternoon, three goals, and Aba has thrust himself into the early conversation for the top scorer race. He barely needed a handful of chances to leave his mark and hand his team all three points.

En-Nesyri endured one of his side's darkest nights as Al-Fateh crashed to a 6-0 defeat against Al-Ansar. Yet the striker still left his mark, firing a hat-trick to stand out as one of the round's most potent attacking performers.

That treble carries a special weight. It arrived in a game where Al-Ansar dominated in attack, proof that En-Nesyri can find the net even when his team is up against it.

His goals were not enough to alter the result, of course. But a display like this makes him a name worth watching, and he could yet make amends for Al-Fateh's difficult start in the coming rounds, turning his individual brilliance into better collective results.

Youssef Al-Salem fired Al-Taawoun to a perfect start, striking both goals in a 2-0 win over Al-Najma. A clinical striker needs only a handful of chances to leave his mark.

Al-Salem struck in the 19th and 60th minutes. He opened the scoring, then returned after the break to underline his side's superiority and effectively settle the contest, making him the standout figure in Al-Taawoun's victory.

Efficiency and composure in front of goal defined his display, the very qualities every striker needs to play a key role. Plenty of goals flew in across the round, but Al-Salem offered a different example. He knows how to turn the chances that come his way into decisive goals.

Turki Al-Ammar stole the show in Al-Hilal's clash with Al-Faisaly, dragging "the Boss" from behind to a 2-1 win with both goals in the space of three minutes.

Al-Faisaly came flying out of the blocks and struck inside two minutes. Al-Ammar had other ideas. He hauled Al-Hilal level in the 26th minute, then struck again three minutes later to turn the game on its head and put his side in front.

His two goals told only half the story. Al-Ammar handled the pressure and delivered exactly when his team needed someone to seize the moment. In three minutes he went from a player scrambling for a way back into the match to the hero who won it, and that spell alone made him one of the biggest names of the round.