Ittihad thrash Al-Ettifaq 4-1 in Saudi Pro League

Al-Ettifaq suffered a home defeat that left them on 15 points, settling in 8th place in the Saudi Pro League table, after they failed to keep up with Al-Ittihad's attack in the second half.

Ittihad opened the scoring in the 16th minute, when George Ilenikhena capitalised on a pass from Richard Rios, shooting with his left foot from inside the penalty area and placing the ball in the middle of the net.

Sultan Harun brought Al-Ittifaq back into the match in the 34th minute, meeting a through ball from Radhi Al-Otaibi with a powerful strike from his right foot from outside the penalty area, ending the first half level at 1-1.

With the start of the second half, Houssem Aouar put Al-Ittihad ahead again in the 53rd minute, benefiting from a pass from George Ilenikhena, before Youssef En-Nesyri strengthened the score with a third goal in the 80th minute, finishing a pass from Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti inside the area.

Youssef En-Nesyri did not stop there, as he returned in the 85th minute to score his second goal and the fourth for Al-Ittihad, converting a pass from Ahmed Al-Ghamdi with a header into the bottom left corner, confirming his team's victory with four goals to one.

Al-Ittihad secured a 4-1 victory against their hosts Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday evening in the 10th round of the Saudi Pro League. This win allowed Al-Ittihad to rise to fourth place in the standings, increasing their points tally to 20.