Al Ittihad fell 3 to 1 against Al Rahed, at home at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal stadium in Jeddah and on the 18th, and was unable to climb the Arab football positions.
Al Ittihad, directed by Argentine Marcelo Gallardo and with the French star Karim Benzema as a starter, he fell 3 to 1 against Al Rahedhome in the stadium Prince Abdullah Al Faisal of Jeddah and on the 18th, and could not climb in the positions of the soccer tournament of Saudi Arabiain which he remains sixth.
The defeat extended the bad streak
The bad streak continues for the team Gallant, since he had just been eliminated in phase two of the Club World Cup after losing to Al Ahly, from Egypt (1-3).
The Moroccan striker Karim El Berkaoui overtook Al Rahed with a header at 23 minutes and at 25m the Brazilian striker equalized Romarinho.
But at 27m from the complement The Berkaui scored the second goal and the defender Mohammed Al Dossary At 45m he sealed the result.
The local team suffered the expulsion 12 minutes into the initial stage of the Saudi defender Madallah Al Olayan.
In the other meeting this Saturday, Al Fathe defeated Al Taawon 3 to 1, as a visitor.
The words of Marcelo Gallardo
We faced many obstacles before today’s game, the choice of the lineup, the early expulsion and the lack of players in the defensive line to solve this problem,” Gallardo said at a press conference.
And he added: “It was a difficult game in every sense, a new injury to an important player for us and we regret it, “We have to be calm and strong to build the team.”
Source: Ambito
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