Al-Hilal team won the Saudi football Clasico by defeating its professional counterpart, the Jeddah Football Association, within its ranks, the Egyptian international Ahmed Hegazy, with a score of 3-1, at the “Kingdom Arena” stadium, for the 22nd round of the Saudi League competitions.
Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad
Kante scored the lead goal for Al-Ittihad against Al-Hilal in the 12th minute, then Saleh Al-Shehri equalized in the 39th minute.
In the second half, Al Hilal scored two consecutive goals through Malcolm and Saud Abdel Hamid in the 59th and 67th minutes of the match.
The first goal for Al-Ittihad was scored by Kante, in the voice of commentator Muhammad Hussein 🎙#Roshen_Saudi_League #Al-Hilal_Al-Ittihad | #SSC pic.twitter.com/NculEVYnmO
— SSC (@ssc_sports) March 1, 2024
He threatened! ⚽
Saleh Al-Shehri returns with Al-Hilal to a draw in El Clásico ⚽🔥Al-Hilal 1 x 1 Al-Ittihad#Roshen_Saudi_League #Al-Hilal_Al-Ittihad | #SSC pic.twitter.com/wKZewVKlp6
— SSC (@ssc_sports) March 1, 2024
Al Hilal’s second goal from Malcolm, in the voice of commentator Muhammad Hussein 🎙#Roshen_Saudi_League #Al-Hilal_Al-Ittihad | #SSC pic.twitter.com/LqQktNVmvL
— SSC (@ssc_sports) March 1, 2024
He threatened! ⚽
Saud Abdul Hamid manipulates the federal defenses and makes his mark with the third goal ⚽🔥
Al-Hilal 3 x 1 Al-Ittihad#Roshen_Saudi_League #Al-Hilal_Al-Ittihad | #SSC pic.twitter.com/AgepZwm5Sv
— SSC (@ssc_sports) March 1, 2024
Al-Hilal’s formation against Al-Ittihad was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Yassine Bounou
Defense: Lodi – Ali Al-Bulaihi – Kalidou Koulibaly – Saud Abdel Hamid
Midfield: Michael – Ruben Neves – Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
Attack: Salem Al-Dosari – Al-Shehri – Malcolm
The formation of Al-Ittihad against Al-Hilal is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Abdullah Al-Mayouf
Defense: Zakaria Hawsawi – Ahmed Hegazy – Hassan Kadesh – Luiz Felipe
Midfield: N’Golo Kante – Fabinho – Al-Ghamdi
Attack: Romarinho – Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah – Marwan Al Sahafi.
Al-Hilal vs Al-Ittihad
Al-Hilal tops the Saudi League standings with 62 points, nine points behind Al-Nasr, runner-up and second-place, while Al-Ittihad is in fifth place in the league standings with 37 points, and two points behind Al-Taawoun, which is in fourth place.
This match is considered the first between the two teams out of 3 expected matches between them this March, as they are scheduled to meet in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, back and forth.
Al-Hilal missed its Serbian top scorer, Aleksandar Mitrovic, who was suspended, while Al-Ittihad regained Karim Benzema amid great brilliance from Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah since the beginning of the season.
The first round match between the two teams ended 4-3, in the last moments, in favor of Al Hilal, and since April 2021, Al Ittihad has not been able to achieve any victory over Al Hilal in all tournaments, losing 6 times and drawing one.
