Al-Ittihad Club achieved a big victory over its host Al-Faisaly with a score of 3-1, in the match that brought them together on Friday evening at the Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium, within the competitions of the seventh round of the Saudi Roshan League. The match comes within the seventh round, according to the official match data.
Al-Ittihad imposed its dominance from the beginning of the match, and managed to open the scoring in the 28th minute through Dutchman Steven Bergwijn, giving his team the advantage and putting Al-Faisaly under early pressure.
The Dean continued his offensive pressure, before Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri succeeded in adding the second goal in the 43rd minute, ending the first half with Al-Ittihad leading by two goals to nil.
In the second half, En-Nesyri returned to confirm his brilliance after scoring his second personal goal and the third for Al-Ittihad in the 59th minute, bringing his team closer to securing the three points.
Al-Faisaly tried to reduce the deficit in the remaining minutes, and managed to score its only goal in the 87th minute through Theo Bongonda, but this was not enough to make a comeback in the score, and the match ended with Al-Ittihad winning 3-1.
With this victory, Al-Ittihad continued its positive results in the Roshan League, after occupying the fourth place with 14 points before the start of the round, while Al-Faisaly entered the match in seventeenth place with 3 points.
The match witnessed a relative advantage for Al-Ittihad in terms of possession with 55% compared to 45% for Al-Faisaly, with the Dean also excelling in the number of shots with 12 attempts compared to 10 for the hosts, to decide the confrontation with a triple against one goal.