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Al-Ettifaq defeats Al Akhdoud in a thrilling encounter in Najran
Al-Ettifaq secured a victory against Al Akhdoud in a match played at the Prince Hathloul Bin Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium in Najran, corresponding to matchday 19 of the Saudi Pro League. The match, refereed by Abdulsamad Bakri from Saudi Arabia, ended with a 2-0 scoreline in favor of Al-Ettifaq.
Goals arrived at crucial moments of the game. Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring in the 7th minute, assisted by Vitinho. In the second half, Karl Toko Ekambi extended Al-Ettifaq’s lead in the 73rd minute, assisted by Wijnaldum.
The match was characterized by a lack of discipline, with a total of 16 fouls and four yellow cards, plus a red card for Al Akhdoud in the final minutes. Al Akhdoud dominated possession (53%), but Al-Ettifaq proved more clinical in attack, registering 11 shots, 5 of which were on target. Al Akhdoud, on the other hand, only managed 2 shots on target from their 8 attempts.
Substitutions al-ettifaq: at minute 40 K. Toko Ekambi came in and M. Dembele went out., at minute 67 A. Al Malki came in and J. Costa went out., at minute 67 A. Radif came in and Vitinho went out., at minute 89 M. Al Olayan came in and A. Medran went out.
Substitutions al akhdoud: at minute 46 Y. Al Zubaidi came in and G. Saviour went out., at minute 82 S. Al Abbas came in and K. Musona went out., at minute 83 H. Al Zabdani came in and A. Khamis went out., at minute 83 M. Al Jahif came in and Pato went out., at minute 86 A. Al Hatila came in and Petros went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Akhdoud
Al-Ettifaq
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