Al-Ittihad achieved a well-deserved victory over Al-Taawoun, with a score of 2-0, in the confrontation that brought them together in the thirtieth round of the Saudi Roshan League.
King Abdullah Stadium in Buraidah hosted the match, where Al-Ittihad imposed its advantage from the first minutes, looking to open the scoring early, which was achieved in the 19th minute by Hossam Aouar, who took advantage of a perfect cross from his colleague Mario Mitai and put the ball into the net.
Al-Taawoun responded with attempts. Attacking in search of an equalizer, he almost succeeded in doing so had it not been for the brilliance of goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic, who brilliantly blocked a dangerous header in the 25th minute, to preserve his team’s lead.
Attempts at Al-Taawoun continued during the first half to no avail, ending with Al-Ittihad prevailing 1-0, before Youssef En-Nesyri increased the score at the start of the second half, after he took advantage alone in the 52nd minute and successfully shot the ball past goalkeeper Milson.
Despite Al-Taawoun’s attempts to return in the match, However, the solidity of Al-Ittihad’s defense and the brilliance of its goalkeeper prevented any goals from being scored, so the match ended with a deserved victory for the dean.
With this result, Al-Ittihad raised its score to 48 points in sixth place, while Al-Taawoun’s score froze at 49 points in fifth place in the ranking table.