Al-Ittihad achieved a well-deserved victory over its guest, Al-Akhdood, with three goals to none, on Tuesday evening, in a knockout match in the 32nd round of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, to reserve the “Dean” the qualification ticket to the next round.
Al-Ittihad imposed its advantage from the first minutes, and succeeded in opening the scoring in the 16th minute through striker George Ilyinichina, who took advantage of his team’s offensive advantage to put the ball into the Al-Akhdul net.
And did not back down. Al-Ittihad after the first goal, but continued its pressure in search of strengthening its lead, which was achieved in the 39th minute, when Ilinykhina returned to score the second goal for him and the “Dean,” ending the first half with Al-Ittihad leading by two goals to nothing.
With the beginning of the second half, Al-Ittihad continued its control over the course of the match, and Danilo Pereira was able to add the third goal in the 51st minute, to strengthen his team’s lead and make it difficult for Al-Ittihad to return to the match.
Al-Ittihad tried to reduce The difference was in the remaining minutes, but Al-Ittihad’s defense dealt with its attempts well, and the “Dean” maintained its lead until the final whistle.
With this victory, Al-Ittihad continues its journey in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, after it succeeded in surpassing Al-Akhdood with a clean score in the knockout match in the round of 32, to take a new step closer to competing for the championship title.