Al Wehda, the membership of Tremendous Eagles striker Odion Ighalo have been relegated from the Saudi Arabian Professional League, following a 2-1 loss to Al Ettifaq of their ultimate sport of the season, Soccernet.ng studies.
Al Wehda have struggled this season, and going into the ultimate sport of their season, they wanted a win in opposition to AL Ettifaq to protect their standing within the Saudi top-flight.
2019 Africa Cup of Nations Golden Boot winner Odion Ighalo has been vital for them this season, contributing six targets and two assists, they usually wanted him to ship the products of their ultimate sport. Sadly for them, he didn’t ship.
Abdullah Radif scored the opener for Al Ettifaq within the forty fifth minute, however Al Wehda leveled the scoring by way of Jawad El Yamiq within the seventieth minute.
Nevertheless, Ighalo’s workforce didn’t construct on the momentum. They ultimately conceded in stoppage time, as the sport ended 2-1 in Al Ettifaq’s favour. Ighalo was ineffective, as he had simply two pictures within the sport.
Al Wehda’s loss to Al Ettifaq implies that they end the season in sixteenth with 33 factors. If they’d gained, they might have leap-frogged Al Okhdood who completed the season in fifteenth.
Therefore, Ighalo and his Al Wehda facet will spend subsequent season within the Saudi Arabian Division 1.
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Al Okhdood wanted a miracle of their ultimate sport of the season to keep away from relegation. They wanted to beat Al Khaleej and hope that Al Wehda misplaced.
Though Al Wehda misplaced, Al Okhdood practically bottled it. After a goalless first half, Al Khaleej struck twice withing the opening quarter-hour to realize a 2-0 lead. Nevertheless, Saviour and his Al Khaleej facet produced a dramatic comeback.
Muhannad Al Qaydhi pulled one again within the sixty fifth minute. Then, Saviour assisted Saleh Al Abbas’ equalizer within the fifth minute of stoppages.
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Mohammed Al Jahif then scored the winner for Al Okhdood within the fifteenth minute of stoppages.
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