Egyptian defender Ahmed Hegazy expressed his great happiness with the precious victory of his team, Al-Ittihad, over its host, Al-Nasr, with a score of 3-1, which brought the two teams together, on Saturday evening, at the “Mrsoul Park” stadium, at the top of the fifth round of the Saudi League competition, “Prince Muhammad Cup League.” Bin Salman for professionals” in the current season 2021-2022.
Hegazy spoke on “SSC” Sports Channel, after the end of the match, saying: “Praise be to Ali for the gain, 3 important points after winning a big team like Al-Nasr. We worked the last period on how to face victory, especially since they have a group of distinguished players.”
He added: “All members of the team played a strong offensive and defensive match, and we succeeded in studying the strengths of the Al-Nasr team, represented by the Moroccan offensive duo Abdel Razzaq Hamdallah and the Cameroonian Vincent Abu Bakr.”
Regarding Al-Ittihad’s goals this season, the Egyptian defender replied: “Victory over Al-Nasr is like getting 6 points, especially since Al-Nassr is one of the teams competing strongly for the Saudi League title, but it is still a long way to go.”
Victory against Al-Ittihad
Abdul Rahman Al-Abboud opened Al-Ittihad’s goals in the 11th minute of the match, then Sultan Al-Ghannam equalized for Al-Nassr in the 38th minute, before the Al-Ittihad team scored two consecutive goals through Igor Coronado and Bruno Henrique in the 64th and 89th minutes of the match.
With this result, Al-Ittihad regains the top spot in the Saudi League standings, as the team has 12 points from 5 matches collected from 4 victories and one defeat.
Al-Nasr occupies the eighth place in the Saudi League standings, after its balance froze at only 6 points out of a total of 4 confrontations it has played so far, with two victories and two defeats.