Al-Ittihad came from a goal down to a 4-2 victory over its host Al-Fateh at the end of the 24th round of the Roshen Saudi Professional League. Al-Hilal continued its victories yesterday, also with a difficult victory over Damak 2-1. While the goalless draw prevailed in the Al-Qassim derby.
Al-Ittihad raised its score to 43 points in fourth place, while Al-Fateh continued its score of 31 points in ninth place.
Al-Fateh pressed early, and what Bilic and his players were looking for was achieved when Salem Al-Najdi, the left back of Al-Fateh club, rose high and hit his head powerfully. Abdullah Al-Mayouf did not move a muscle, and the first goal was announced in the 6th minute. As expected, the Al-Ittihad team rushed towards the Al-Fateh areas and tried to take advantage of the team’s lead. Federal, but the absence of Murad Batna and Sufyan bin Dabke made the Fatah movement lose its speed.
The 20th minute had not passed until Felipe suffered a muscle injury that confuses Gallardo’s calculations. The first substitution was made in the match, with Fawaz Al-Saqour entering and Felipe Luiz leaving. With the half-hour mark of the first half, federal pressure was applied, all Al-Fateh elements retreated, and the federal parties were freed, especially Jota and Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, and at the 38th minute, Ammar Al-Dahim committed a mistake. It was fatal when he obstructed Jota inside the restricted area, and the Russian referee Sergei awarded a penalty kick to which Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah took the lead, and he equalized the score in the 39th minute.
At the end of the original first half time, the referee adds 9 minutes of stoppage time, and through wonderful exchanges of balls, Jota, the star of the first half, adds a second goal to crown his efforts in this half in the 4th minute of stoppage time, so that the first half ends with Al-Ittihad leading by two goals to one.
The second half, Al-Fateh tried to equalize the score, and the 49th minute brought the first yellow card in the match to Madalla Al-Olayan.
Al-Fateh Qasim Al-Ittihad at the beginning of the first quarter-hour of the second half until the 64th minute reached when Ahmed Al-Ghamdi shot a wonderful ball into Jacob’s net, announcing the third goal for Al-Ittihad. After this goal, Bilic makes substitutions amid Al-Ittihad’s advance, and from a through ball from Marwan Saadan, Saad Al-Shurafa translates this pass and reduces the difference. In the 66th minute.
As time passed, and in the 74th minute, Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah added the fourth goal after an error by the Al-Fathawi goalkeeper, which left the goal empty.
After the fourth scorer, Madalla Al-Olayan received a second yellow card, he left the match field after being sent off with a red card.
The result continued and substitutions came with Zakaria Hawsawi replacing Romarinho, Marwan Al-Sahafi replacing Jota, and Saleh Al-Omari replacing Ahmed Al-Ghamdi.
At the end of the original second half, the match referee adds 10 minutes of stoppage time, and Zakaria Hawsawi receives a yellow card in the last minute of the second half. Russian referee Sergei ends the match with Al-Ittihad winning by four goals to two goals for Al-Fateh.
