Match Stats: Al Ittihad vs Al Taawoun
Leaders-Mena magazine will provide a live score coverage of Thursday’s game between Al Ittihad and Al Taawoun in the second week of the Saudi Pro League.
Fulltime: Al Ittihad 2-1 Al Taawoun
Scorers: Karim Benzema 70′, Houssem Aouar 90+8′ (pen) / Musa Barrow 59′
Yellow cards:
Fawaz Al Yami, Moussa Diaby, Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad)
Fahad Jumayah, Awn Al-Saluli, Ashraf El Mahdioui (Al Taawoun)
Red cards:
Awn Al-Saluli (Al Taawoun)
90+8′ GOAAAAAAL… Al Ittihad score from the spot.
90+5′ Al Ittihad awarded a penalty after VAR check.
90+2’ Substitution for Al Taawoun: Sultan Al Farhan in for Fahad Jumayah.
90+2’ Substitution for Al Ittihad: Abdulaziz Al Bishi replaces Karim Benzema.
90′ The referee signals seven minutes of injury time.
81’ Double subs for Al Taawoun: Sultan Mandash replaces Joao Pedro, Abdulafattah Adam in for Mussa Barrow.
80′ With just ten minutes remaining in the match, the score is still tied at 1-1.
73’ Substitution for Al Taawoun: Fahad Abdulrazzaq replaces Assad Al Nasser
70′ GOAAAAAAL.. Al Ittihad equlize
66′ Double subs for Al Ittihad: Muath Faquihi replaces Abdulrahman Al-Oboud; Saleh Al-Shehri in for Fawaz Al Saqour
59′ GOAAAAAL Al Taawoun score
46′ The second half begins
Halftime
34’ Al Taawoun’s Fahad Jumayah is shown the yellow card for a harsh foul.
30′ Al Ittihad are in control with 58% possession after the first half-hour.
25’ Al Ittihad’s Moussa Diaby is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14’ Al Ittihad’s Fawaz Al Yami is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
0′ First half is ongoing
Lineups:
Al Ittihad: Predrag Rajković – Fawaz Al Saqour, Muhannad Alshanqiti, Saad Al-Mousa, Hassan Kadesh – N’Golo Kanté, Houssem Aouar, Fabinho – Moussa Diaby, Karim Benzema, Abdulrahman Al-Oboud
Al Taawoun: Mailson – Fahad bin Jumayah, Andrei Girotto, Awn Al-Saluli, Muteb Al Mufarraj, Saad Al Nasser – Flavio, Ashraf El Mahdioui, Faycal Fajr – Musa Barrow, Joao Pedro
- Al Ittihad finished a disappointing 2023/2024 season in fifth place with 54 points, five behind fourth-placed Al Taawoun, and 42 adrift of champions Al Hilal.
- Al Ittihad and Al Taawoun have faced off 31 times in their history, with the Jeddah giants boasting 15 wins, losing 8 time, and 8 matches ending in draws.
- Al Ittihad are seventh in the Saudi Pro League standings with three points after a 1-0 win over Al Kholood on Saturday, while Al Taawoun sit eighth following their 1-0 victory over Al Fayha.
Venue: King Abdullah International Stadium.
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
