Al Ettifaq get the best of Benzema and Al Ittihad 1-0

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF AL ETTIFAQ BEATING AL ITTIHAD 1-0 IN THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (JANUARY 16, 2026) (SAUDI PRO LEAGUE – See restrictions before use) 1. OFFICIALS LEADING PLAYERS OUT FIRST HALF 2. START OF MATCH 3. AL ITTIHAD COACH, SERGIO CONCEICAO, ON SIDELINES 4. VARIOUS OF AN AL ITTIHAD GOAL BEING DISALLOWED FOR OFFSIDE 5. REPLAY SECOND HALF 6. GOAL! (54’ / 1-0) AL ETTIFAQ WINGER, KHALID AL-GHANNAM, SHOOTS INTO THE FAR HIGH CORNER TO PUT THE VISITORS UP 1-0 7. REPLAY OF GOAL 8. AL ITTIHAD FORWARD, KARIM BENZEMA, GOES FOR GOAL WITH A HEADER, BUT IT IS WIDE 9. BENZEMA MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY JUST OVER THE CROSSBAR 10. AL ITTIHAD GOALKEEPER, PREDRAG RAJKOVIC, COMES OUT OF THE NET HE APPEARS TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, AND CLEARS THE BALL WITH HIS HAND OUTSIDE THE BOX 11. REPLAY 12. VARIOUS OF RAJKOVIC BEING SHOWN A RED CARD AFTER VAR REVIEW 13. AL ETTIFAQ FAIL TO CAPITALIZE ON THE FREE KICK 14. AL ITTIHAD HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE THWARTED 15. FINAL WHISTLE 16. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AND FANS AT FULL TIME STORY:     Defending champions Al Ittihad lost at home to Al Ettifaq on Friday (January 16) as they continued their slide in the rankings in a frustrating season.      Both sides had chances in the first half, but the only goal of the night came in the 54th minute when Khalid Al-Ghannam put a lofty shot high in the far corner past Al Ittihad goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic.      Al Ittihad went down to ten men late in the match when Rajkovic was shown a red card after he left the net undefended and ended up handling the ball well outside the box.     The Jeddah-based team currently sit in sixth place on 27 points, 11 back from leaders Al Hilal who are on 38 and have a game in hand. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall)

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