As part of the sixth week of the Saudi League 2022–23, the Saudi Professional Federation of Jeddah, which includes the Egyptian team of Ahmed Hegazy and Tariq Hamed, will host its Al-Fateh counterpart at 8:00 pm on Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, the Radiant Jewel Stadium.
Al-Ittihad is leading the match with 11 points after 3 wins, 2 ties, and 3 losses, while Al-Fateh has 6 points after 2 wins, 3 losses, and 3 ties.
The Saudi Al-Ittihad team is being headed by Egyptian international Ahmed Hegazy tonight, while Tariq Hamed, a midfielder and fellow countryman, will be suspended after being kicked out of the El Clasico triumph that had a disappointing result in the previous round.
Al-Ittihad wants to win and steal the three points from the game in order to finish second and overtake the youth leaders early in the standings.
According to the official Saudi League account, “For the first time in the history of its participation in the Professional League, the Federation has kept a clean sheet in 6 consecutive games.” the Saudi Federation has achieved a record that the team has never before in the history of its participation in the Saudi Professional League.
Al-Ittihad, under the direction of Brazilian goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe, kept a clean sheet for the first five rounds of the league championship for the current season 2022–23, and the team did not receive any goals during its final game in the Saudi League for the season ending 2021–22, extending Al-streak Ittihad’s of clean sheets to six games.
Tariq Hamed, a Jeddah Union player, was instantly expelled in front of the Jeddah Union and Al-Nasr after turning to video technology as a result of forcing his way into Vincent Abu Bakr’s feet, and the Saudi Football Federation’s disciplinary committee also suspended him for violent play.
In the Saudi League, Hegazy captains Al-Ittihad against Al-Fateh in Tariq Hamed’s absence.
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