Quinones double stuns Benzema's Al-Ittihad, Al Qadsiah move up

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM AL-QADSIAH V AL-ITTIHAD CLASH IN THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT  SHOWS: DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA (JANUARY 22, 2026) (SAUDI PRO LEAGUE – See restrictions) 1. PLAYERS WALKING OUT FIRST HALF 2. REFEREE PICKING UP MATCH BALL 3. EARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR AL-ITTIHAD IN THE 3RD MINUTE, BALL GOES OVER  4. CLOSE-UP OF AL-QADSIAH GOALKEEPER KOEN CASTEELS 5. AL-ITTIHAD’S AOUAR MEETS A FLOATED BALL ONLY FOR HIS HEADER TO STRIKE THE POST 6. AOUAR REACTING 7. RETEGUI’S STRIKE IS DISALLOWED  8. REPLAY OF GASTON ALVAREZ'S CHALLENGE ON MUHAMMAD AL-SHANQEETI  BEING CHECKED FOR SPOTKICK 9. REFEREE SIGNALLING  PENALTY   10. KARIM BENZEMA CONVERTING THE PENALTY TO PUT AL ITTIHAD 1-0 AHEAD IN THE 29TH MINUTE 11. REPLAY OF GOAL 12. JULIAN QUINONES EQUALISING FOR AL-QADSIAH IN THE 37TH MINUTE 13. REPLAY OF THE GOAL SECOND HALF 14. RETEGUI’S RIGHT-FOOTED SHOT AT THE GOAL HITS THE CROSSBAR 15. RETEGUI REACTING 16. QUINONES STRIKING AGAIN IN THE 59TH MINUTE GOAL FOR AL-QADSIAH AND CELEBRATIONS 17. REFEREE CHECKING VAR 18. REFEREE CONFIRMING VAR DECISION THAT THE GOAL STAYS, AL-QADSIAH LEAD 2-1 19. REPLAY CHECKING OFFSIDE AND THE GOAL  20. REPLAY OF THE GOAL  21. AOUAR’S CROSS STRUCK JEHAD THEKRI’S KNEE BEFORE BOUNCING UP TOWARDS HIS HAND  22. REFEREE SIGNALLING NO PENALTY FOR AL-ITTIHAD AFTER VAR DECISION  23. AL-ITTIHAD AHMED AL-JULAYDAN’S HEADER  NOT ON TARGET  24. CLOSE-UP OF AL-JULAYDAN 25. REFEREE SINGALLNG FINAL WHISTLE 26. AL-QADSIAH PALYERS CELEBRATING WIN STORY: Julian Quinones scored twice to hand Al-Ittihad their second consecutive defeat, overturning Karim Benzema's opener in a 2-1 victory at the Prince Mohammed bin Fahad Stadium in Dammam on Thursday (January 22) that lifted Al-Qadsiah into fourth place. The result left the former champions struggling in sixth. Al-Ittihad took the lead nine minutes later when Benzema powered home a penalty after VAR deemed Gaston Alvarez's challenge on Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti worthy of a spot-kick. Al-Qadsiah's responded quickly with Quinones scoring the equaliser. Mohammed Abou Al-Shamat exploited the visitors’ weakness in the left flank in the 59th minute, threading a pass to Quinones who fired Al-Qadsiah into the lead. Al-Ittihad failed to find an equaliser and slipped to 27 points, nine behind Al-Qadsiah. Al-Hilal are at the top of the table with 44 points.  (Production: Bhagya Ayyavoo)

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