Riyadh (AFP)
Al-Qadisiyah deepened the wounds of its neighbor by defeating them 2-0, in the “Eastern Derby”, at the end of the ninth stage of the Saudi Arabian Football League.
Uruguayan Gaston Alvarez (12) and Julián Quiñones from Mexico (45 + 3) scored the two goals.
This is the second victory in a row for Al-Qadisiyah, and the fifth this season, and raised his score to 16 points, rising to fifth place, while Al-Ettifaq suffered the his fourth loss this season, and his score was frozen by 11 points. , and fell to the eleventh place.
The defeat will add to the pressure on Al-Ettifaq coach, former Liverpool and England national team star Steven Gerrard, after his side failed to pick up a win since mid-September.
The loss also came a few days after a humiliating defeat against Al Jabalain in the second tier, losing 1-3 in the local cup.
Al-Qadisiyah went ahead with an early goal by Alvarez (12), and Al-Ettifaq tried to equalise, but Al-Qadisiyah goalkeeper Quinn Casteels of Belgium blocked a shot from Cameroonian Carl Toko Ekambi from inside the area (27), then stopped a powerful shot from the Spaniard Alvaro Medran, after a pass from the French Moussa Dembélé (33).
Al-Qadisiyah managed to strengthen its lead through Quinones (45 + 3).
Ekambi went over the defense of Al-Qadisiyah, and fired a ball inside the area that passed the left goal (79).
In a second game, Al-Taawoun tied with his host, Al-Khouloud, with a goal from Gambian Moussa Barrow (32), against a goal from Miziane Maulida from the Comoros (18).
Al-Taawoun raised his score to 12 points, and dropped to eighth place, compared to 7 points for Al-Khouloud, the 15th.
Al-Fateh continued to go down by falling into the trap of a 1-1 draw against its host, Al-Fayhaa ahead with a goal from Khaled Al-Kaabi (45 + 4), and Armenian Lucas Zelarayan balanced for Al. -Fath (54).
Al-Fateh raised its score to 5 points in last place, compared to 7 points for Al-Fayhaa 16th.
2024-11-03 06:32:00
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