The friendly match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly yesterday managed to make great strides, both on a technical level, preparing the two teams for the resumption of the league as Al-Ittihad face Al-Ittifaq and Al -Ahly” with “Al-Raed next Thursday. Al-Ahly managed to finish the match 3-2 in their favor. The biggest plus of this match is overcoming the barrier of sensitivity between the two teams and the fans, especially since the two teams have not previously met in a friendly manner, and the previous matches were mostly charitable.
Both teams got a big technical advantage as all the players were on two teams and each of the coaches was able to put a hand on the shortcomings in their team and work on fixing them, especially since each team has two decisive rounds in their career. league career.
And Cosmin Contra, Al-Ittihad coach, entered this match with a perfect formation consisting of Grohe in goalkeeper, Ahmed Hegazy, Ziad Al-Sahafy, Hamdan Al-Shamrani and Muhannad Al-Shankiti, who recovered from an injury that prevented him participation in the AFC U-23 Cup. Bruno Enrique, Khaled Al-Samiri, Coronado, Abdulaziz Al-Bishi and Romegno and Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah also participated.
Kuzmin continued to play with this group until the middle of the second half, and after calming them down technically and physically, he used a group of substitutes.
Siboldi also sought to make the most of this match, especially since he faces a difficult task related to the position of the team in the standings.
Siboldi started the match in a formation consisting of goalkeepers Mohammed Al-Rubaye, Muhammad Habrani, Abdelbaset and Ali Majrashi in defence, Mohammed Al-Mujahid, Frank Kom, Carlos Eduardo, Abdul Rahman Gharib and Omar Al-Som. composition with the beginning of the second half.
The outcome of the match reflected the friendliness and earnestness with which the two teams fought as the goals were spread over two halves of the match with Al Ahli taking the lead through Ali Majrashi before Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah returned.
After the substitutions, Hussain Al-Makhawi scored Al-Ahly’s second goal via a penalty kick and the friendly match did not die down until Haroun Kamara realized, after a beautiful pass from the middle of the field, that he had accurately placed, the goal of the Federal Amendment, and in the last gasp of the match, a substitute Hussein Al-Ali scored a beautiful fixed-ball goal that ended the friendly match between the two neighbours. Al Ahli scored three goals to two goals in what was the most beautiful stoppage game ever, and the sporting spirit prevailed, and Cosmin Contra is still trying to rebuild the defensive line after five goals conceded by his team in recent friendlies.
