Press reports revealed that Al Ittihad Jeddah scored its best start in the Saudi League when it kept a clean sheet in the first four rounds “360 minutes” after crossing the Gulf with a double signed by Moroccan Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah.
Ittihad Jeddah defeated its Gulf counterpart 2-0 in the match that was held between them at King Abdullah International Stadium, “The Shining Jewel”, in the fourth round of the Saudi League.
The Saudi Sports newspaper said that Hamdallah surprised the Gulf defense, which received its third loss, with an early goal in the fourth minute, which is the second fastest goal with the team, after his goal in the cooperation net for the 21st round of last season in the second minute.
The Egyptian duo Ahmed Hegazy and Tariq Hamed were in the official line-up of the match to continue their brilliance and presence in the Saudi League matches for the current season.
With this result, Al-Ittihad of Jeddah moved up to the rank of the Saudi Professional League table temporarily, with 10 points collected from winning 3 matches, drawing in one, scoring 6 goals and keeping a clean sheet.
While Al-Khaleej was in 14th place in the Saudi League standings, with one point collected from a tie and a loss of 3 matches, a goal scored and 6.
Al-Ittihad played 10 previous matches against the Gulf in the Saudi League Championship, during which it won 8 and settled the tie in two matches.
The biggest result was when Al-Ittihad defeated Al-Khaleej, 8-2, during the 2006-2007 season. At that time, Al-Ittihad was crowned the Saudi League title and was very close to crowning the local championship in the last two editions..