Al Ittihad vs Abha, 2023-24 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Ittihad

38': Karim Benzema (P)
54': Igor Coronado
67': Karim Benzema
69': Karim Benzema

FT
4 - 2

Abha

51': Karl Toko Ekambi
85': Fahad Bin Jumayah

Karim Benzema nets first Saudi hat trick in Al Ittihad win

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Karim Benzema scored his first Saudi Pro League hat trick to help champions Al Ittihad to a 4-2 home win over Abha in Jeddah on Friday.

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 16,835

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	30	+60	79
2	Al Hilal	30	+54	74
3	Al Ahli	29	+33	66
4	Al Qadsiah	30	+40	65

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Ittihad (4-3-3)

No.	Name
34	Marcelo Grohe (GK)
15	Hassan Mahbub
5	Luiz Felipe
28	Ahmed Bamasud
13	Muhannad Al-Shanqiti
7	N'Golo Kanté
16	Faisal Al-Ghamdi
8	Fabinho
9	Karim Benzema
10	Igor Coronado
90	Romarinho

Al Ittihad Substitutes:

Omar Othman, Turki Al Jaadi, Marwan Al-Sahafi, Farhah Al Shamrani, Abdullah Al-Mayouf, Suwailem Al Menhali, Talal Haji, Abdulrahman Al-Obud.

Abha (3-4-3)

No.	Name
16	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4	Suad Natiq
18	Fabián Noguera
17	Saleh Alqumayzi
5	Grzegorz Krychowiak
21	Zakaria Al Sudani
13	Mohammed Al-Konaideri
14	Fahad Bin Jumayah
11	François Kamano
7	Karl Toko Ekambi
10	Saad Bguir

Abha Substitutes:

Ahmad Al Hbeab, Saad Alsaluli, Uros Matic, Hassan Hashim Al Ali, Mohammed Al Oufi, Abdulelah Al Shammry, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Ahmed Abdu, Ziyad Al Sahafi.

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