Ittihad beat Al-Dhariyah with two goals in Saudi Pro League

Georgi Elinikhina opened the scoring for the hosts in the 30th minute, firing a left-footed shot from close range that settled in the middle of the goal, giving his team the advantage before the end of the first half.

Al Diriyah started the match with early attempts, with Oscar Rodriguez nearly scoring in the 5th minute with a shot from outside the area that went just wide of the post, before Ittihad's goalkeeper saved a chance from Adil Boulbina in the 13th minute.

With the start of the second half, Berat Djimsiti missed a chance to equalise for Al-Dhariyah in the 48th minute, after rising to meet a cross from Oscar Rodriguez, but his header went wide of the goal on the left side.

Al Ittihad had two attempts through Jorginho Wijnaldum; the first in the 51st minute went over the bar, while the second in the 60th minute, following a pass from Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti, went wide of the left post.

In the 77th minute, Wijnaldum scored the second goal from a penalty taken with his right foot into the bottom left corner, raising Al Ittihad's tally to 23 points in fourth place, while Al Daraiya's total remained at 15 points in eighth.

Al Ittihad secured a 2-0 victory against their visitors Al Daraiyah in a match held on Friday evening at the Al Inma Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the 11th round of the Saudi Pro League.