Al Ittihad vs Al Taawoun, 2024-25 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Ittihad

70': Karim Benzema
90'+8': Houssem Aouar (P)

FT
2 - 1

Al Taawoun

59': Musa Barrow
90'+5': Awn Al-Saluli

About

Al Ittihad are hosting Al Taawoun at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Commentary

14': Fawaz Al Saqour (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 14'
25': Moussa Diaby (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 25'
34': Fahad Bin Jumayah (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 34'
59': Musa Barrow (Al Taawoun) Goal at 59'
66': Awn Al-Saluli (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 66'
66': Saleh Al-Shehri (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 66'
67': Muath Muath (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 67'
70': Karim Benzema (Al Ittihad) Goal at 70'
73': Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 73'
81': Sultan Mandash (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 81'
81': Abdulfattah Adam (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 81'
90'+2': Abdulaziz Al-Bishi (Al Ittihad) Substitution at 92'
90'+2': Sultan Al Farhan (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 92'
90'+5': Awn Al-Saluli (Al Taawoun) Red Card at 95'
90'+7': Al Mufarrij (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 97'
90'+8': Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) Penalty - Scored at 98'
90'+9': Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad) Yellow Card at 99'
90'+9': Aschraf El Mahdioui (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 99'

Statistics

TAA		ITT
12	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
48.8	Possession	51.2
13	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 26,977

Saudi Pro League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	15	+34	40
2	Al Ittihad	15	+26	40
3	Al Qadsiah	15	+11	31
4	Al Nassr	15	+15	29

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Al Ittihad (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
6	Saad Al Mosa
13	Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
15	Hassan Kadesh
27	Fawaz Al Saqour
10	Houssem Aouar
8	Fabinho
7	N'Golo Kanté
9	Karim Benzema
24	Abdulrahman Al-Obud
19	Moussa Diaby

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Hamed Alghamdi, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi, Mohammed Fallatah, Mohammed Al Mahasna, Muath, Yaseen Khalid, Abdulelah, Ahmed Al Ghamdi, Saleh Al-Shehri.

Al Taawoun (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Mailson (GK)
93	Awn Al-Saluli
32	Al Mufarrij
3	Andrei Girotto
8	Saad Al Nasser
14	Fahad Bin Jumayah
18	Aschraf El Mahdioui
76	Faycal Fajr
24	Flávio
11	João Pedro
99	Musa Barrow

Al Taawoun Substitutes:

Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Mohammed Baker, Sultan Al Farhan, Turki Al Shaifan, Fahad Al Abdulrazzaq, Abdulfattah Adam, Mohammed Aldhulayfi, Sultan Mandash, Abdulquddus Atiah.

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