Al-Ittihad club secured a deserved victory against Al-Taawoun, winning 2-0 in the 30th round of the Saudi Roshan League.

King Abdullah Stadium in Buraidah hosted the match, which saw a strong performance from Al-Ittihad from the very first minutes in search of an early goal.

The Algerian Houssem Aouar opened the scoring for Al-Ittihad in the 19th minute, after capitalizing on a precise cross from his teammate Mario Mitaj and placing the ball into the net.

Cooperation almost equalized, but Serbian goalkeeper Predrag Rajković shone and saved his goal from a certain score after a dangerous header in the 25th minute.

Attempts at collaboration continued during the first half, but they did not translate into goals, ending the first half with Al-Ittihad leading by one goal to nil.

Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri extended his team's lead at the start of the second half, capitalizing on a breakaway to successfully shoot the ball into goalkeeper Mailson's net in the 52nd minute.

Despite some offensive attempts by Al-Taawoun, they did not result in goals due to the solid defense of Al-Ittihad and the brilliance of their goalkeeper.

The Union raised its tally to 48 points in sixth place, while Al-Taawoun remained at 49 points in fifth place in the league standings.