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Al-Ittihad FC Thrashed Al Wehda Club in a Dominant Performance
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Al-Ittihad FC completely dominated Al Wehda Club on the third day of the Pro League, securing a resounding 9-1 victory. Benzema’s side demonstrated their superiority from the start, scoring four goals in the first half.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 2nd minute with a precise finish, assisted by Steven Bergwijn. Houssem Aouar extended the lead in the 13th minute, following an assist from Moussa Diaby. Fabinho added the third goal in the 45th minute, also assisted by Diaby. Benzema scored again in the 47th minute, once again with an assist from Bergwijn.
Al Wehda Club managed to pull one back in the 31st minute, with a goal from Yasir Amyn. However, the Jeddah team did not falter and continued adding goals. Fahd Al Saqour scored the fifth in the 55th minute, Salman Al Shehri scored the sixth in the 87th minute, and Benzema completed his hat-trick in the 89th minute. Al-Shanqiti assisted Benzema on this final goal.
Al-Ittihad FC controlled the game with 66% possession, while Al Wehda Club was left with 34%. Benzema’s side fired 15 shots on goal (11 on target, 3 off target), while Al Wehda Club only managed 12 (6 on target, 4 off target).
The victory places Al-Ittihad FC at the top of the league table, with 9 points from 3 matches. Al Wehda Club, on the other hand, was left with 1 point.
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Substitutions al wehda club: at minute 46 M. Khodari came in and O. Ighalo went out., at minute 46 A. Al Haji came in and Y. Naji went out., at minute 46 A. Makki came in and A. Derwish went out., at minute 56 A. Noor came in and A. Makki went out., at minute 68 J. Bacuna came in and C. Goodwin went out.
Substitutions al-ittihad fc: at minute 64 A. Al Amri came in and S. Al Mousa went out., at minute 64 A. Al Oboud came in and S. Bergwijn went out., at minute 64 H. Al Ghamdi came in and N. Kante went out., at minute 65 M. Al Shanqiti came in and F. Al Saqour went out., at minute 70 S. Al Shehri came in and H. Aouar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al-Ittihad FC
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Al Wehda Club
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