“We will fight until the last moment”

Houssem Aouar and N'Golo Kante scored for Al-Ittihad in the first half, and Marius Șumudica's team got back on the table in the 59th minute through Burak Ince, but not enough to leave with at least one point.

Marius Șumudică, after the failure with Al-Ittihad: “If we had taken advantage of the opportunities created in the first half, we would have won the match”

“I'm proud of my players because they gave everything and played with all their heart. We have a young team and we met a difficult opponent, the defending champion. We will fight until the last moment in the championship.

If we took advantage of the opportunities created in the first half, we would have won the match. I want to congratulate my players for their fabulous performance against the stars of Al-Ittihad“, said Marius Șumudică, according to arriadiyah.com.

Following this setback, Al Okhdood remains in penultimate place in the standings, with just 9 points from the first 17 legs. However, the formation trained by Marius Șumudica is only 2 points away from the 15th place, which ensures continuation in the first division of Saudi Arabia.

Al-Ittihad, on the other hand, seem to be unable to find their form from last season, despite their win against Al Okhdood. The team that features players like Kante, Fabinho or Karim Benzema is only in 6th place with 30 points, 15 behind leaders Al-Hilal.

Marius Șumudică's team will play the next match on January 30, away to Al-Taawon, and on February 2 they will receive a visit from Neom SC.

A real test for Al Okhdood is coming on February 5, when they will receive the visit of the leader Al-Hilal.

The results recorded by Marius Șumudică on the bench of Al Okhdood

• Al Okhdood – Al Ahli 0-1

• Al Okhdood – Al Kholood 1-0

• Al Khaleej – Al Okhdood 4-1

• Al Okhdood – Al Riyadh 2-2

• Al-Ittihad – Al Okhdood 2-1