Moroccan star Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah scored three goals in a precious victory for Al-Ittihad 4-3 over his arch-rivals Al-Ahly in the Jeddah summit, including the winning goal from a penalty kick in stoppage time, so that Al-Ittihad topped the Saudi Professional League today, Saturday.
Hamdallah scored 8 goals with Al-Ittihad since joining the team from Al-Nasr last month, while he scored three goals with his
former team, bringing his tally to 11 goals in the competition.
👏 Wow!
Al-Ittihad advances by Hamdallah 💛# Al-Ahly_Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/M2quMpLUbx
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Hamdallah opened the game's goals seven minutes after the start with a shot from close range after a pass from Romarinho, before doubling
the score in the 21st minute with a header.
👏 Wow!
Hamdallah again 🔥 # Al-Ahly_Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/3juoOijNVM
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Romarinho made the score 3-0 for the leaders four minutes before the end of the first half when he followed a cross pass by Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Rubaie, who managed to reduce the difference through Brazilian Carlos Eduardo in the second minute of stoppage time for the first half with a shot from close range following a cross pass.
👏 Wow!
Historic Rome puts his mark in the derby 🔥 # Al-Ahly_Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/rhTmnrGzg3
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Four minutes after the start of the second half, Abdul Basit Hindi made Al-Ittihad's 3-2 victory with a powerful header following a cross pass from a corner kick.
👏 Quoooooooool!# Al-Ahly scores the second goal by Abdul Basit Hindi 🔥 # Al-Ahly_Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/aoKvhNlqUy
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Muhammad Al-Mujahid equalized 3-3 for Al-Ahly with a massive missile shot from outside the penalty area in the 73rd minute.
🎥 #Al-Ahly adjusts with the Al-Mujahid missile 👏🚀!!!
pic.twitter.com/siFGjBXwdS
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Hamdallah succeeded in seizing the victory for Al-Ittihad after the referee awarded a penalty kick to the leader after referring to the video technology, from which the Moroccan striker scored the winning goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
👏 Wow!
Hat-trick from the scorer Hamdallah 🔥 # Al-Ahly_Al-Ittihad pic.twitter.com/x4TSwoEt6V
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Al-Ittihad raised its score to 51 points from 21 games, to take the lead by seven points from Al-Nasr, the second-placed player, while Al-Ahly’s balance froze at 25 points from 22 games in the ninth place.
Victory and Hilal win
Cameroonian Vincent Abubakar scored a killer goal in stoppage time to seize three valuable points for Al-Nassr with a difficult 2-1 victory over its guest Abha, while its local rivals Al Hilal won 2-0 against Al-Hazm, bottom of the standings.
The last African Cup of Nations top scorer received a through pass from Uzbek substitute Jalaluddin Masharipov to hit Abha in the seventh minute of stoppage time.
⚽ Al-Nasr's second goal by "Vincent Abu Bakr".
🎥 Watch the goal 👇# Victory_Abha pic.twitter.com/0WakxCCCPm
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Abu Bakr opened Al-Nasr's goals in the 36th minute with a shot from following a cross pass from Khaled Al-Ghannam, while Abha equalized through a shot from Serbian Urush Matic in the 69th minute from inside the penalty area after a back pass from Saleh Al-Omari.
Threatened!
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Abha scores the equalizer through "Urush Matic" 🤩🔥.
#Victory_Abha pic.twitter.com/5FVRPE5dnR
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Abha's balance froze at 28 points in sixth place.
In another match, Al Hilal scored two goals in the second half, through Andre Carrillo and Moussa Mariga, to win 2-0 against its guest Al Hazm, while playing with ten players in stoppage time after Musab Al Juwair was sent off.
Threatened!
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Al Hilal scores the second goal through "Musa Mariga" 🤩🔥.
#Helal_Al-Hazm pic.twitter.com/ApSQKQ1jQt
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Al Hilal raised its score to 37 points from 19 games in fourth place, achieving its second consecutive victory with its new coach, Argentine Ramon Diaz.
And the balance of Al-Hazm remained 14 points at the bottom of the standings.
Threatened!
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Al Hilal scores the first goal by Andre Carrillo 🤩🔥.
# Hilal_Al-Hazm pic.twitter.com/Jq80BmBo7y
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Your inclusion among the adults
Earlier in the day, Sergio Vitor scored a goal in stoppage time to snatch a 3-2 victory for Dhamk over its leading guest, in a match that witnessed two expulsions and a wasted penalty kick.
⚽ The third goal of Dhamk by "Sergio Vitor".
🎥 Watch the goal 👇# Dhamk_al-Raed pic.twitter.com/TXzx7JoQxR
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Mansour Hamzi put Damak in the lead with a shot from close range after following a ball that rebounded from the defense in the 27th minute, but three minutes later Damak played incomplete after his Croatian player Domagoj Antolic was sent off.
Al-Raed took advantage of the numerical shortage in Dhamk's ranks and equalized through Eder Lopez in the 36th minute of following up a cross pass.
⚽ The equalizer for #AlRaed by "Karim El-Barkawi" 🤩🔥.
🎥 Watch the goal 👇# Dhamk_Al-Raed pic.twitter.com/hpLjej2c2C
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Despite the numerical shortage, Algerian Hilal Soudani put Dhamk back three minutes later with a header after a cross pass from a corner kick.
⚽ The second goal of #Damk by "Hilal Sudani" 🤩🔥.
🎥 Watch the goal 👇# Dhamk_al-Raed pic.twitter.com/biJQ8XC5K5
- Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League 🇸🇦 (@SPL) February 26, 2022
Moroccan Karim El-Barkaoui missed a penalty kick for Al-Raed in stoppage time for the first half, but he compensated for it by scoring the equalizer in the first minute of the second half with a close-range shot after a wonderful through ball from Eder that made El-Barkaoui in a solitary position with Dhamk goalkeeper Mustafa Zaghba.
Argentinian Vitor scored the winning goal for your club in the fifth minute of stoppage time with a free kick, one minute after Al-Raed player Rene Santos was sent off.
Damak maintained its fifth position with 36 points from 22 matches, after achieving its tenth victory in the competition and the second in a row with the same result, while Al-Raed's balance froze at 26 points in eighth place.