Al Wehda vs Al Ittihad _ Highlights _ Roshn Saudi League _ 15th February 2025(480P)

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Al Wehda vs Al Ittihad

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00:00Hello everyone and welcome along to the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Mecca where Al

00:10Itihad have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League table over second

00:15place to Al Hilal who were held to a one-all draw at home by Al Riyadh yesterday. A scoreline Al

00:21Itihad almost had to settle for themselves on the road against Al Taun only last week with the

00:27home side Al Ueda and perhaps not surprisingly coach Daniel Carreño has gone with a more

00:32conservative approach to his team selection today adding Jawad El-Yamik as an extra defender with

00:38five across the back. Well the big team news for Al Itihad it's one of two changes for this one with

00:44Abdallahallah Al-Amri also playing in preference to Saad Al-Moussa at the back. Al-Moussa and

00:49Abdulrahman Al-Aboud both dropped to the bench. Karim Benzema is their top scorer 16 for him this

00:55season. It's quite an attacking quartet with Diaby on one side, Steven Bergwijn the other and Husem

01:01Awar in the middle just behind Benzema.

01:06And away we go in Mecca at the King Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium, a stadium that holds 38,000

01:14and a tough match for the hosts. They haven't won any of their last three games at home.

01:18Alexandru Kretsu with distance on the header, there could be a chance here. Good save by

01:29Raikovic, Goodwin's there and Raikovic for the second time. Yusuf Amin and Craig Goodwin

01:35testing Al Itihad's goalkeeper. A really good save by Raikovic, called upon a mistake at the back.

01:42Masters of their own downfall, Al Itihad, they're going to have to be careful mistakes like that.

01:45Roughly three quarters of the play, Al Itihad, still searching for the breakthrough in the

01:52match and they've got it now. And the flag goes up and it won't count and Mohanad Shankiti

01:59is left disappointed.

02:02This comes from the wide areas, Benzema is going to be very tight, I don't think he's offside.

02:06I'm not sure he is. That might be a goal you know.

02:08Goalkeeper who's had nothing to do, he gets his angles wrong, gets beat at the near post.

02:13Raikovic at the other end showed him how to do that at the near post, stand up, be big and block it.

02:17But Al Shankiti, I think he's given the visitors the lead. I think he times his run to perfection,

02:22he's absolutely smashed it past the goalkeeper at pace.

02:25From what we've seen, looks a goal.

02:28It's a goal.

02:35Mohanad Shankiti gives Al Itihad, the league leaders, the lead.

02:43Decent distance on that one, the header away from Fabinho, it's an equalising goal.

02:48Wow, it was stunning.

02:50The shot from Jawad El Yameek.

02:54And Raikovic found it too hot to handle.

02:58It's 1-1, stunning.

03:00Wow, we certainly didn't expect that.

03:03What a strike by El Yameek.

03:05But poor goalkeeping by Raikovic, he's had nothing to do.

03:07A long hopeful throw into the middle.

03:09There's nobody there in a red shirt.

03:11Fabinho heads it out.

03:12It's a simple defensive header and it's a long way from goal.

03:15El Yameek hits it on the volley.

03:17He gets some real power behind it, but that shouldn't beat Raikovic from there.

03:21Raikovic gets his hands down.

03:22He makes a real mess of it, the goalkeeper.

03:27Shankiti, and here comes Moussa Diaby.

03:29This could be a good chance to set up Benthamar,

03:32who beats the goalkeeper.

03:36Owey Shear, who got down low to his left,

03:40but was beaten by the pace of the shot and couldn't keep it out.

03:43Benthamar, who else?

03:44Al-Wedda one, Al-Itehad two,

03:48and the team in the relegation zone

03:51weren't level for long.

03:55It's a long direct ball.

03:58Good vision by the Arby, knowing where Benthamar is.

04:02Typical Benthamar finish.

04:03A little bit of a flare-up there on the touchline

04:09between Daniel Carreño and Laurent Blanc.

04:17It's all got rather heated down there just before half-time.

04:20Not quite sure what sparked that off.

04:22The referee got fed up of waiting there.

04:26It's a red card, two red cards.

04:28I think it's two people from the benches have been sent off.

04:32It's the head coach, Carreño, I think, who has received a red card.

04:37Here's Awar now for Al-Itehad in towards Diaby.

04:46Diaby there ahead of Al-Salem, who makes a challenge.

04:50Steven Bergwijn makes it three.

04:53Following up on the good work of Moussa Diaby.

04:56And surely that will settle the points.

05:01Al-Itehad, with half an hour to go,

05:04currently set fair to go four points clear

05:07at the top of the table

05:09ahead of next week's match

05:11between the top two.

05:13And Benzema, who keeps just dropping a bit deeper

05:15to collect the ball.

05:17And it's a brilliant pass into Steven Bergwijn.

05:19Bergwijn into Awar, who puts it wide.

05:23Well, that had number four written all over.

05:26But Bergwijn looking along the line.

05:27Benzema, as you say, dropping into that deeper position.

05:30That's Al-Itehad in absolute full flow

05:33just without the finishing touches.

05:34Steven Bergwijn doesn't look up.

05:36He knows where Awar is in the middle.

05:38Opens his foot up to put it in that far corner.

05:40Just opens it up too much.

05:43Awar, Benzema.

05:44They're looking to put a bit of icing on this performance.

05:46And to Samawa!

05:48With number four.

05:53That's 11 goals they've put past Al-Wedda

05:55in two matches this season.

05:58Lovely goal.

05:59Really nice interchange between him and Karen Benzema.

06:03Put some gloss on the scoreline.

06:05Scoreline now that probably reflects the dominance

06:07and the performance.

06:11And right on cue,

06:13they do hear it from the Argentinian referee.

06:15And Al-Itehad open up a four-point advantage

06:21at the top of the table

06:23a week out from the big clash

06:26with their rivals, Al-Hilal.

06:29Laurent Blanc's team,

06:314-1 winners on the road in Mecca.

06:34But Al-Itehad, top of the table,

06:36four points clear.

06:37Al-Wedda won.

06:38Al-Itehad, four.

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