The al-shabab continued the series of bleeding points in the Saudi Professional League, after losing to its counterpart Al-Fayha (3-2) in the competition’s 23rd round.
Al-Fayha’s team opened the match goals in the 50th minute through professional Henry Onikoro from the penalty spot.
The scoreline was reinforced by the player’s second goal in the 74th minute, from a shot from inside the box after a pass from Ghislane Konan inhabited the centre of the goal.
The al-shabab reduced the score to a goal in the 89th minute, through al-Fayha keeper Abdul Rauf al-Dakil, with an own error.
The al-shababrealized the equaliser in the 89th minute through a professional Habib Diallo, after a powerful header from inside the box inhabited the left of the goal.
الفيحاء يكسب الشباب ( 3-2 ) في افتتاح الجولة 23
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Before the end of the game Al-Fayha returned to excel again and scored the third goal in the 90th + 8th minute, through Saud Zidane with a powerful shot from inside the box that the youth keeper failed to tackle.
This result brought Al-Fayha to 31 points in ninth place in the Roshen League ranking table, while the youth came in 11th place with the same balance as the previous 25 points.
Italy’s Roberto Mancini, the head coach of Saudi Arabia’s top football team, followed the youth and Al Fahha match on Thursday, in the 23rd round of the Saudi Roshen League.
“Sports” spotted the Italian coach sitting in the platform of the al-shabab club stadium, the match theatre, and next to him were two of his assistants.
The Italian’s attendance came after several league clashes in which he watched the players closely before facing Tajikistan in the preliminary qualifiers qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, scheduled for March 21 and 26.
