Al Ittihad vs Al Raed _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 16th January 2025

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00:00Al-Rayad, four changes to their last outing, a 2-0 home defeat to Damak last Friday.

00:15Underway in Jeddah, Al-Rayad in the all-white strip defending the goal away to our right-hand side,

00:23Al-Itihad looking to keep the pressure on the leaders, Al-Hilal.

00:30On by Al-Amri, good progress being made here, Sayyid with a chance to cross, good ball in.

00:38That goes down as a good opportunity, Abed unable to keep his header down.

00:42It's a great chance, they should be 1-0 out, Al-Rayad, it's good play, Sayyid on his left-hand side whips a great ball in.

00:48I think Khabib gets there, he gets there before mid-time, he should be scoring, it's a great opportunity, they should be 1-0 out.

00:54Now Fabinho.

01:00Al-Rayad spotted a problem for somebody further up the pitch, this could be bad news for Al-Rayad.

01:10Abed from Sayyid's delicious ball in from the left, could have put them in front, but this will mean quite a reshuffle for them.

01:20It's going to be Hamad Al-Jeyzani who's going to come on for Al-Rayad.

01:36Yeah, that is a big battering.

01:40I always say, it's a big thin goal difference.

01:42Here's Bergwijn, Benzema back post, oh what a finish, what a wonderful finish.

01:48Al-Rayad are appealing for offside, but I'm not sure that he was, he just timed his run magnificently.

01:55Beautiful ball from Steven Bergwijn.

01:59Brilliant play down the left-hand side from Bergwijn.

02:01Gets half a yard and as soon as he gets that half a yard, the movement from Karim Benzema just pulls off the defender.

02:07What a finish.

02:08Side foot right into the bottom corner, but great ball from Bergwijn.

02:11Brilliant finish from Karim Benzema showing all his class.

02:13Freaky quickly taken Benzema through the gap for Mithai. Bergwijn waits in the middle.

02:25And the deflection beat the goalkeeper and very nearly found the bottom corner into the side netting.

02:30And he is mightily relieved.

02:32Yeah, I think Mithai might have been offside, but it was disappointing from Mithai because he should really be picking out Bergwijn.

02:37He doesn't need to go as well.

02:39He's looking right across the line.

02:40He can hold his run, but and then once he gets into there, he should be doing better.

02:44But you're right.

02:45It was good defending.

02:46Off the unfortunate Hasawi matter.

02:48I'm not here for Sayyud.

02:50Great feet.

02:51Out comes the goalkeeper, Raikovic.

02:53And the shot when it comes in is well wide from Zakaria Hasawi.

02:58But it almost opened up there for Al Rayad.

03:01Yeah, Raikovic does well.

03:02And Sayyud, he does ever so well.

03:04He thinks he gets there.

03:05Raikovic does well.

03:06Hasawi is erratic in his finishing when it comes back to him.

03:09Because here's Sayyud.

03:10Great little feet there.

03:11But Raikovic, the goalkeeper, does well.

03:13Here just relax.

03:14I know there's not really much on.

03:16But he just thrashed it across.

03:18Not had a look up.

03:19They've got no one in the middle.

03:20Benzema wants it laid forward, but Benzema will not be needed because Bergwijn drives it into the bottom corner.

03:29Well, Al Rayad, who've been pushing hard for an equalizer in these closing moments, now find themselves too behind.

03:38They're a little bit short back there.

03:40And Bergwijn used Benzema's run as a decoy.

03:43There's a decoy.

03:44Yeah, you're spot on.

03:45Exactly what you say.

03:46It was Benzema's run that made the space for Bergwijn.

03:49And once Bergwijn doesn't decide not to pass to him, then he has to find the back of the net.

03:53Because Karim Benzema, as a striker, would be going mad.

03:56But it's great movement.

03:57But once he gets into that position, Bergwijn is a brilliant finish.

04:00And them two have probably been the best players on the pitch in an attacking sense.

04:03He wins it, Karim Benzema.

04:05Plays it to Bergwijn.

04:06And look, it's a race and he wants to get in front of the full back, Karim Benzema.

04:10That little split second where the centre back goes there enables Bergwijn to just bend it into that bottom corner.

04:16It's a fantastic finish.

04:17I don't want to say it, but it could be game over.

04:27Sayoud, he's got himself into the penalty area.

04:34Clever feet again.

04:35And he's found a cut back.

04:36There's a real chance here.

04:37And there's a goal.

04:38Stumped in by Hazazi.

04:41But all the credit goes to Sayoud.

04:43How on earth did he manage to keep that ball close to his feet and provide a cross of that quality?

04:48Oh, they don't.

04:50El Etihad players are going around the referee.

04:52So maybe VAR will have a look at this.

04:54But you're right, Sayoud.

04:55I think they think he maybe hand balls it.

04:57And he's saying it hits his chest.

04:58So we'll have to see that.

04:59But it's a great play from Sayoud.

05:01A good finish.

05:02But it might not stand.

05:04Yeah, strong shouts here from many from El Etihad.

05:08The referee obviously in conversation with the VAR.

05:10There's where it struck his arm.

05:12The question is, is it in an unnatural position?

05:15Does it catch it again there?

05:16Yeah, it catches him again there.

05:17And I think that's...

05:18I don't think it's the first one they're talking about.

05:20I think it's this one from Khadij.

05:22But if Khadij kicks the ball up at his arm from there, it's a hard one.

05:26So...

05:27But you've seen this many a times.

05:28This probably will be disallowed.

05:31Because the ball has struck his arm twice in that build-up.

05:35And I think goal has been given.

05:39Because you know why?

05:40It's not a deliberate hand ball.

05:41Because the defenders kicked it against his arm.

05:43There's nothing can...

05:44Nothing can be done about that.

05:46So, for me, it was a really good goal.

05:48And then Sayoud.

05:49I'm so glad when I talk about a player and he does produce.

05:52It means I know what I'm talking about fractionally.

05:54Al Aboud is through for Al Etihad and tucks it away delightfully.

06:03That's a wonderful finish from Abdurrahman.

06:06Al Aboud to make it 3-1.

06:08Off the bench.

06:09And there's a two-goal cushion now between Al Etihad and Al Rayad.

06:14Yeah, Al Aboud, it's a good finish.

06:16And he's pointing to Awar who played him, I think, the ball through.

06:20But once he gets into that position, it's a fantastic finish.

06:24On to Benzema.

06:28Nugged on now for Al Aboud.

06:30Low cross.

06:31It reaches Benzema.

06:33And it's steered in by Awar.

06:35He does have his goal.

06:37And Al Etihad have their fourth.

06:40Yeah, it's a good finish from Awar.

06:42It doesn't look like he hits it cleanly.

06:43But I think it was all about the finish.

06:45He just controls it.

06:46It's measured right into that bottom corner.

06:49He starts it.

06:50He starts to attack with a great little turn.

06:52And then plays it to Karim Benzema.

06:54And then it's a good ball into the box.

06:56Karim Benzema can't get hold of it.

06:57But Awar's finish.

07:06But in the end, it's been a comfortable victory for Al Etihad Clinton.

07:10Yeah, it has.

07:11It caught the final whistle.

07:12It's a fantastic result.

07:14But it has been comfortable.

07:15Laurent Blanc will be happy and putting pressure on Al Halal still.

07:19An embrace between the two coaches.

07:21The points belong to Laurent Blanc and Al Etihad.

07:24For Odair Hellman and Al El Ead.

07:27It was never likely to bring them any reward in the point stakes.

07:31But there'll be plenty of positives within that performance that they can take on from here for the remainder of their season.

07:37But for the home fans, delight.

07:39Four goals.

07:40Three points.

07:41And they remain joint top with the champions.

07:47Al Hillel.

07:48Final score.

07:49Al Etihad four.

07:50Al El Ead one.

08:07One.

08:08Eight.

08:09Two.

08:10One.

08:11One.

08:12Two.

08:13Two.

08:14One.

08:15Two.

08:16Two.

08:17One.

08:18Two.

08:19Two.

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