The Moroccan Abdel Razzak Hamdallah, a striker for the First al-itthad Football Team, led the Tigers to a 2.0 win over Riyadh, after scoring both goals in the match on Sunday at the Amir Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, in the 20th round of the Saudi Roshin League.
Hamdallah scored the first goal at the 12th minute through a powerful shot from the left of the box that set up Uruguayan Martin Campania, the Riyadh keeper, and the second in the “90 + 7” minute through a shot from the middle of the field, taking advantage of the Uruguayan Cambania’s lead during a corner kick to his team.
Through this result, the al-itthad team secured their second consecutive victory, taking their tally to 34 points, enhancing their fifth position, and becoming one point away from cooperation, the fourth-placed.
The team also reiterated their victory over Riyadh after beating them by a clean quartet during the first round.
In contrast, Riyadh received the 11 losses during its campaign in the current edition of the league, freezing its balance at 19 points in the 15th place,
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The victory over Riyadh is ideally timed for the federal team that is preparing to face Nafbakhur Uzbekistan on Thursday at Jeddah’s King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in the second leg of the last 16 of the Asian Champions League.
The match saw the return of France’s Karim Benzema, the al-itthad striker, after completing his readiness following his absence since 26 December, specifically the Clasico match against victory in the 17th round of the league, and also the Brazilian Fabinho returned to the l-itthad squad after recovering from the injury.
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The al-itthad team receives its hosts on Monday after next, in the 21st round of the league competition, while Riyadh receives its leading guest on Friday for the same round.
