Al Ittihad disappoints and loses to Al Shabab in the Saudi League

This Friday, the 3rd, Al-Shabab It is Al Ittihad faced each other, in a match valid for the 12th round of the Saudi League. After two consecutive draws, the visiting team was unable to win again in the competition, even with the presence of their stars Kanté and Benzema on the field, the home team won 1-0.

The match started very evenly, with few chances for both teams, but with some dominance from Al Shabab, despite expectations being high for Al Ittihad. In this way, after 14 minutes, the home team managed to open the scoring with Carlos Juniorwho scored with an assist from Al-Sagour.

Al Ittihad, in turn, tried to respond and leave everything the same with some opportunities created by Benzema, but the team was unsuccessful. On the other hand, Al Shabab had the opportunity to extend a penalty, but the penalty was canceled and the game ended the first half with a partial victory for the home team. Interval! 1 to 0.

Back in the second half, Al Ittihad came back with everything, looking for more offensive moves, as expected. However, the first 15 minutes of the final half were very truncated, with an excellent performance by Al Shabab’s defense, which gave the ball to the opponents, but made it difficult for the visitors to seek a draw.

Until, at 21 minutes, Executioner made a great individual play, leaving a line of opponents behind, crossed into the area and saw Fahad missed an unbelievable chance. Ittihad even tied with a goal from Hamdallah, but the goal was disallowed for offside. End of the game! 1 to 0.