al-itthad overturned its deficit against al-wehda to a thrilling 2-1 victory after Abdul Razak Hamdallah scored twice towards the end to lead his team to 3 precious points in the 21st round of the Saudi Professional League.
Odion Ighalo led with a goal for the unit in the 35th minute, but Hamdallah equalised from the Panenka-style penalty in the 83rd minute, then scored the winner in the fourth minute of injury time, although his home side were playing with 10 players.
al-itthad finished with 10 players after Saad al-Moussa was sent off in the final minute of norma
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al-itthad received an enormous morale boost ahead of next Friday’s summit clash against the leaders al-hilal.
The al-itthad’s balance is 37 points from 21 matches and is fifth, one point behind the Golden Box, while the al-wehdais ninth with 26 points. Al Hilal leads the league with 59 points
Hamdallah’s glow highlighted, on the other hand, the faint of the glamour of French star Karim Benzema, who missed a penalty to the Dean in the first half, which was blocked by Moroccan Munir al-Mohammadi, a guard of unity
Since moving to the al-itthad in last summer’s transfers, Benzema has carried out 6 penalties in various tournaments, half of which were missed: against Al-Hilal in the King Salman Cup for Arab clubs, against Al-Ahli Egypt in the Club World Cup, and then today.
In contrast, Hamdallah scored 19 penalties with the Dean in various tournaments since his transfer to the team in January 2022.
