The al-itthad hopes of booking a qualifying seat to the Super Cup and Asian Championship received a fresh blow after exceeding their lead against the al-khaleej with a frustrating draw of “1-1” on Thursday during the clash embraced by Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium on Thursday in the 32nd round of the Saudi Roshin League.
The Al-Jedawi team appeared to be on its way to the three points after progressing with the first goal through Muhannad Al-Shinqiti “45 + 3”, but the Gulf successfully adjusted the result through Egypt’s Mohamed Sharif “81”.
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This result compounded the suffering of the al-itthad, which continued to miss victories for the fourth game in succession, “equalling and 3 consecutive losses.” And his calculations were complicated in the kidnapping of one of the eligible centres for the Super and Asian Championship after he remained in fifth place by 51 points, a point above the fourth cooperation. 7 points for Al-Ahly III, who have the opportunity to widen the gap again two rounds before the end once they beat youth and her father next Saturday.
The al-itthad has two matches left in front of damac and victory, and needs to settle it and wait for its rival to hobble to cooperate in order to secure a fourth place after coming out of the competition calculations for the third place.
The league’s third and fourth places lead to participation in the Saudi Super Cup along with champion al-hilal and runner-up Al-Nasr, who booked the first two cards after reaching the final match of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.
On the other side, the Gulf officially secured a stay in the league for another season after taking their tally to 37 points in 11th place.
