The goal and the assist registered by Karim Benzema were not enough for Al Ittihad to beat Al Hazem at home (2-2) on the eleventh day of a Saudi Arabian League dominated by Al Hilal.
The team that the Portuguese trains Nuno Espirito Santo accumulating its fourth game without a win. Three draws and one defeat have kept Al Ittihad out of the race for the leadership of the competition despite Benzema’s good level who led his team’s game.
The former Real Madrid player received, in the 26th minute, a pass from Ngolo Kanté and he made a good decision to bring the ball to the net and put his team ahead.
But in the second part, Mohamed Al Thani equalized for the visitors although in the 81st minute the Brazilian earned a corner Igor Coronado was taken by Benzema on the second stick. The Frenchman cleared his marker and shot towards goal. Hasan Kadesh He pushed the ball into the net and put Al Ittihad ahead.
Benzema is not enough
Benzema has five goals and three assists. But it was not enough because in 87′ Faiz Selemani He scored the equalizer for Al Hazem, who denied victory to Nuno’s team, fifth in the standings, five points behind Al Hilal, with a game in hand.
Previously, Al Taawon could not beat Al Khaleej whom they visited this Thursday (1-1). They added their second consecutive draw and lost sight of Al Hilal’s lead, where they were two points apart.
The locals took advantage of the Argentine goal Lisandro Lopez on the half hour but two minutes later the Brazilian João Pedro equalized for Al Taawon.
Damac won, by a lot Ahmad Al Zain and the Cameroonian Georges Kevin N’Kopudou to Al Akhdoud (2-0).
Source: La Verdad
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