Al-Ittihad 2-0 Diriyah · Saudi Pro League
Al-Ittihad beat Diriyah 2-0 in the Saudi Pro League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Al-Ittihad and Diriyah met in the Saudi Pro League at Alinma Stadium in Jeddah on Friday, 23 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Al-Ittihad: G. Ilenikhena 30'; G. Wijnaldum 77'. Diriyah did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Al-Ittihad had 20 shots with 7 on target, Diriyah 12 with 1 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 8 to Al-Ittihad and 7 to Diriyah. Al-Ittihad conceded 7 fouls, Diriyah 7. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (3 for Al-Ittihad, 5 for Diriyah) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Al-Ittihad started in a 4-2-3-1: Predrag Rajković, Muhannad Shanqeeti, Saad Al-Mousa, Danilo Pereira, Faris Abdi, Richard Ríos, Mukhtar Ali, Georginio Wijnaldum, Houssem Aouar, Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, George Ilenikhena.
Diriyah started in a 4-2-3-1: Amin Al-Bukhari, Taher Wadi, Berat Djimsiti, Chancel Mbemba, Hussain Al-Sebyani, Husain Al-Qahtani, Enzo Millot, Lovro Chelfi, Óscar Rodríguez, Adil Boulbina, Meshari Fahad Al-Nemer.
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Minute by minute
- 30'Goal! Al-Ittihad 1-0 Diriyah. G. Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad) scores.
- 30'VAR: goal for Al-Ittihad ruled out.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Ittihad 1-0 Diriyah.
- 58'VAR check complete: the goal for Al-Ittihad stands.
- 77'Goal! Al-Ittihad 2-0 Diriyah. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad) converts the penalty.
- 90+6'Red card! A. Al-Malki (Diriyah) is sent off for argument.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Ittihad 2-0 Diriyah.
Full commentary (75 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Al-Ittihad vs Diriyah.
- 2'Attempt missed. A. Faris (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 5'Attempt missed. Ó. Rodríguez (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 5'Attempt blocked. A. Boulbina (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 6'Yellow card for S. Al-Mousa (Al-Ittihad) for foul.
- 8'Attempt missed. A. Al-Ghamdi (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 9'Attempt missed. G. Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 10'Corner, Diriyah.
- 13'Attempt saved. A. Boulbina (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt missed. E. Millot (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 14'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 15'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 16'Attempt saved. R. Ríos (Al-Ittihad), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 24'Corner, Diriyah.
- 24'Yellow card for A. Mukhtar (Al-Ittihad) for foul.
- 29'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 30'Goal! Al-Ittihad 1-0 Diriyah. G. Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad) scores.
- 30'VAR: goal for Al-Ittihad ruled out.
- 30'Attempt saved. R. Ríos (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 35'Yellow card for Ó. Rodríguez (Diriyah) for argument.
- 42'Yellow card for G. Ilenikhena (Al-Ittihad) for foul.
- 42'Attempt saved. A. Mukhtar (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Off the woodwork! G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 45+3'Corner, Diriyah.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. B. Djimsiti (Diriyah), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 45'Half-time. Al-Ittihad 1-0 Diriyah.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: D. Lopy comes on for S. Al-Mousa.
- 46'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: Y. En-Nesyri comes on for G. Ilenikhena.
- 46'Attempt missed. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 48'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 51'Attempt missed. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 52'Offside, Al-Ittihad.
- 56'Attempt missed. Y. En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 57'Yellow card for B. Djimsiti (Diriyah) for argument.
- 58'Yellow card for E. Millot (Diriyah) for argument.
- 58'Offside, Al-Ittihad.
- 58'Substitution, Diriyah: A. Al-Malki comes on for H. Al-Qahtani.
- 58'Substitution, Diriyah: D. Núñez comes on for M. F. Al-Nemer.
- 58'Substitution, Diriyah: K. Al-Asiri comes on for H. Alsebyani.
- 58'Substitution, Diriyah: C. Diandy comes on for L. Chelfi.
- 58'VAR check complete: the goal for Al-Ittihad stands.
- 60'Attempt missed. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 60'Yellow card for M. F. Al-Nemer (Diriyah) for argument.
- 61'Attempt missed. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 63'Yellow card for A. Al-Malki (Diriyah) for foul.
- 64'Attempt missed. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 65'Attempt blocked. Ó. Rodríguez (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 74'Attempt missed. E. Millot (Diriyah), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 77'Goal! Al-Ittihad 2-0 Diriyah. G. Wijnaldum (Al-Ittihad) converts the penalty.
- 78'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: M. Al-Sahafi comes on for G. Wijnaldum.
- 78'Corner, Diriyah.
- 79'Corner, Diriyah.
- 79'Attempt blocked. C. Diandy (Diriyah), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 81'Corner, Diriyah.
- 81'Substitution, Diriyah: A. Al-Faraj comes on for Ó. Rodríguez.
- 82'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: M. Faqeehi comes on for A. Al-Ghamdi.
- 83'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 83'Attempt saved. Y. En-Nesyri (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 85'Attempt missed. D. Núñez (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 86'Attempt blocked. H. Aouar (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 86'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 87'Corner, Al-Ittihad.
- 88'Attempt saved. A. Faris (Al-Ittihad), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 88'Attempt missed. A. Faris (Al-Ittihad), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90'Substitution, Al-Ittihad: M. Fallatah comes on for H. Aouar.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Diandy (Diriyah), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+2'Corner, Diriyah.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. D. Núñez (Diriyah), header. xG 0.29.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. B. Djimsiti (Diriyah), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. D. Lopy (Al-Ittihad), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+6'Red card! A. Al-Malki (Diriyah) is sent off for argument.
- 90'Full-time. Al-Ittihad 2-0 Diriyah.