Al-Ittihad Makes History with 7-1 Victory Over Al-Wahda

The match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Wahda witnessed an unprecedented number of achievements, ending with a historic result in Al-Ittihad’s favor against Al-Wahda 7-1 in the match held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, in the third round of the Roshan Saudi Professional League.

At the end of the match, Al-Ittihad topped the table for the first time this season with a full score of 9 points from 3 matches, a goal difference from Al-Hilal.

Unprecedented Achievements

According to Opta, a global website specializing in sports statistics, Al-Ittihad won by 7 goals for the first time in the history of the professional league, since its first seven-game campaign against Hajer in December 2011.

Moussa Diaby became the second player in Saudi Professional League history to provide 4 assists with Al-Wahda against Al-Hazm in February 2011 after Moroccan Youssef Al-Kadivi.

Moussa Diaby also set another personal record, becoming the sixth player to provide 3 assists in one match for Al-Ittihad in the professional league after Mohamed Noor, Mohamed Abu Saban, Juan Pablo Rodriguez, Fahd Al-Mawlid, Igor Coronado.

Laurent Blanc’s Historic Victory

Al-Ittihad team coach Frenchman Laurent Blanc was a part of Al-Ittihad’s historic victory (7-1) and won the first three matches for the first time in his coaching career.

His best results were wins in the first two rounds with Bordeaux in France and a loss in the third.

Four Al-Ittihad club coaches preceded him in achieving these victories.

Exceptional Team Performance

At the field level, Al-Ittihad played one of its best matches since last season against Al-Wahda.

In addition to goalkeeper Rajkovic, the defensive performance improved significantly with the presence of Portuguese Danilo Pereira, who proved to be a good signing, with his defensive ability and building skills.

Hossam Ouar also proved to be a great asset to the attacking midfield, his effectiveness in directing the team’s attacks.

Bergwijn proved to be a valuable signing alongside Karim Benzema and Moussa Diaby, as the harmony between the trio and the Hour was at the highest level.

Unwavering Fan Support

With Tigers of the Stands becoming an added value to the professional league, by being present and interacting with matches from pre- to post-match, Al-Ittihad fans remain a solid number despite all circumstances.