Al-Ittihad with Ten Players Snatches a Draw from Al-Hilal at Kingdom Arena
Sunday 22-02-2026
The Saudi club Al-Ittihad secured an exciting draw against Al-Hilal in the highlight match of the 23rd round of the Saudi Roshn League, during the encounter held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

Al Hilal began the match with a lineup chosen by coach Simone Inzaghi, which included Yassine Bounou, Muteb Al-Harbi, Kalidou Koulibaly, Hassan Tambakti, Theo Hernandez, Ruben Neves, Sergej Savic, Mohammed Kanno, Salem Al-Dawsari, Karim Benzema, and Malcom.

On the other hand, Al-Ittihad's coach Sergio Conceição relied on Predrag Rajković, Hassan Kadesh, Danilo Pereira, Ahmed Sharahili, Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti, Fabinho, Mahamadou Doumbia, Houssem Aouar, Roger Fernandez, Youssef En-Nesyri, and Mario Mitaj.

Al-Hilal struck early through Malcom Oliveira in the fourth minute, after he capitalized on a precise cross from Salem Al-Dawsari and sent the ball into the net with a direct shot.

The task for the team quickly became complicated after Hassan Kadesh was sent off with a direct red card in the ninth minute following a review of the video technology, due to a clash with Malcom.

Despite being outnumbered, Al-Ittihad made a comeback in the second half, with Houssem Aouar scoring the equalizer in the 53rd minute with a precise header following a long cross from Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti.

With this result, Al Hilal maintained its lead with 53 points, while Al Ittihad remained in seventh place with 37 points, following a classic match filled with excitement and competitiveness.

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