2023-11-10 21:23:51
“Khalifa” Union wakes up with a four… and a “Karim hat-trick”
Al-Ittihad regained the spirit of victories following a turbulent period in its career, and captured 3 valuable points from its guest, Abha, which stopped the point bleeding that plagued it so much in the last rounds of the Saudi Professional League.
Al-Ameed won once morest its guest, Abha, 4-2, in the 13th round of the tournament.
The Frenchman Karim Benzema was the undisputed star of the first match, as he scored 3 goals (a hat-trick), and contributed to the assist of the Brazilian Igor Coronado, who also gave him the assist for the third and fourth goals.
Al-Ittihad recovered morally with the three points, Karim Benzema’s hat-trick, and the return of Abdul Rahman Al-Aboud, who participated as a substitute player for the first time this season, following the departure of Portuguese coach Nuno Santo, who had decided to remove him from the team since the end of last season.
National coach Hassan Khalifa, who took over the technical leadership temporarily, was able to lead Al-Ittihad to a valuable victory in the first match that followed the departure of Nuno Santo.
Al-Ittihad raised its score with this victory to 24 points, while the Abha team continued with 13 points, as its recent victories stopped at the hands of Al-Ittihad.
Karim Benzema got a penalty kick in the 38th minute, in a shot in which the referee returned to the video assistant technology, and succeeded in cornering it into the net, and Ekambi almost confused the scene at Al-Ittihad, following he scored the equalizer for Abha at the beginning of the second half.
But Igor Coronado ensured that his Al-Ittihad team quickly restored the lead two minutes following the equalizer, following receiving a pass from Karim Benzema in the 54th minute.
Frenchman Karim Benzema succeeded in strengthening Al-Ittihad’s lead with a brace within 3 minutes, and these goals were scored in the 67th and 69th minutes by Brazilian Coronado.
Fahd Al Jumaiah, a player for the Abha team, rose to a cross and placed it into the Al-Ittihad net, reducing the difference in the 85th minute.
Abdul Rahman Al-Aboud participated for the first time in the 80th minute, and received a great greeting from the fans present in the stands of Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah.
Frenchman Karim Benzema raised his scoring tally to 8 goals following the “treble” once morest Abha, bringing the former Real Madrid star to the league’s top scorers list, which is led by Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo with 12 goals.
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