Steven Gerrard made his debut in charge of Al Ittifak with a 2-1 win over Al Nasser in the Saudi Pro League.
Saudi Arabia’s Pro League open season It was a star-studded gathering of ex-Liverpool players between Al Ittifaq, managed by Steven Gerrard, and captained by Jordan Henderson in the green shirt, against Al Nasser. Sadio Mane started the game in just four minutes, Ali Al Hassan opened the door for Sadio Mane to charge Al Nasser to take the lead 1-0. 47th minute second half Jordan Henderson Jason takes a corner kick to the goal. But Al Nasser, the goalkeeper, took the ball out of his hand, went into Robin Kaison’s way, scored a 1-1 equalizer in the 53rd minute. 2-1, 3 points for Gerrard in charge
Elsewhere, Al Raed faces Al Ittihat, led by former France striker Karim Benzema. The first half was always 0-0. The second half, 58th minute, Abder Razak Hamed Allah pulled into the penalty area. Before hitting the right, Ittihat took the lead 1-0 in the 73rd minute, Igor Coronado spun with the right into the far post beautifully, Ittihat led 2-0 and N’Golo in the 79th minute. Kante allowed Igor Coronado to score his second goal of the match to help Al Ittihat win 3-1 .
Source: Thai News Agency