France’s Karim Benzema, the al-itthad striker, wrote his name in gold letters in the history of the Saudi Super Cup, after his early goal in the nets of unity during the two teams meeting in the semi-finals of the Saudi Diriyah Super Cup, on Monday.
Benzema needed only 55 seconds to find the unit’s net to become the fastest goal in the history of the tournament, which was first launched in 2013.
Benzema smashed Congolese number Doris Salomo, who had the fastest goal in the history of the Super Cup, scoring in the 75th second of the opening match and the Federation in the first edition in 2013, which the Congolese conquered with a 3-2 victory.
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France’s Karim Benzema, a professional al-itthad of Jeddah, addressed a message to the fans of Dean, after the victory over Unity in the Saudi Super Cup.
Benzema scored in Monday night’s 2-1 victory over Unity, leading “Brigadier General” towards qualification for the “Saudi Super Diriyah Cup” final.
Karim Benzema posted a photo from Match of the Day on the social media site X and commented: “Mission done, let’s complete what we started, Tigers.. to the final, thank God “.
Etihad will play the winner of the Crescent and Victory match on Thursday night in Abu Dhabi.
Benzema’s goal against unity is generally the first for the French star after a 115-day fasting threat.
