Al Ittihad vs Abha, 2023-24 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League
Al Ittihad
  • 38': Karim Benzema (P)
  • 54': Igor Coronado
  • 67': Karim Benzema
  • 69': Karim Benzema
FT
4 - 2
Abha
  • 51': Karl Toko Ekambi
  • 85': Fahad Bin Jumayah

Karim Benzema nets first Saudi hat trick in Al Ittihad win

Karim Benzema scored his first Saudi Pro League hat trick to help champions Al Ittihad to a 4-2 home win over Abha in Jeddah on Friday.

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 16,835

Saudi Pro League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 16 +37 43
2 Al Ittihad 15 +26 40
3 Al Nassr 16 +17 32
4 Al Qadsiah 15 +11 31
Full Table

Line-Ups

ITT Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No. Name
34 Marcelo Grohe (GK)
15 Hassan Kadesh Yellow Card
5 Luiz Felipe
28 Ahmed Bamasud
13 Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
7 N'Golo Kanté
16 Faisal Al Ghamdi
8 Fabinho
9 Karim Benzema
10 Igor Coronado
90 Romarinho
Al Ittihad Substitutes:
Omar Othman, Turki Al Jaadi, Marwan Al Sahafi, Farhah Al Shamrani, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Suwailem Al Menhali, Talal Haji, Abdulrahman Al-Obud.

ABH Abha (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4 Suad Natiq Yellow Card
18 Fabián Noguera
17 Saleh Alqumayzi
5 Grzegorz Krychowiak
21 Zakaria Al Sudani
13 Mohammed Al-Konaideri
14 Fahad Bin Jumayah
11 François Kamano
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
10 Saad Bguir
Abha Substitutes:
Ahmad Al Hbeab, Saad Alsaluli, Uros Matic, Hassan Hashim Al Ali, Mohammed Al Oufi, Abdulelah Al Shammry, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Ahmed Abdu, Ziyad Al Sahafi.

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