Complicated trip for Marius Şumudica in Saudi Arabia


Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Monday, February 23, 2026, 8:31 p.m. / Updated Monday, February 23, 2026, 8:31 p.m.
Al Okhdood, the team coached by Marius Șumudică (54 years old), plays this evening away with Al Fateh, in a backlog from stage 10 of the first league in Saudi Arabia. The match starts at 21:00 and can be watched in liveTEXT format on GSP.ro.
The situation in the ranking looks very bad for the team coached by Marius Șumudica, which is in 17th place, directly relegating, with only 10 points obtained in 22 matches. Al Okhdood is 6 points behind the 15th-placed side, which secures a place in Saudi Arabia's first division next season as well.
On the other hand, Al Fateh occupies the 11th place in the ranking before this delay, with 24 points obtained.
Live from 21:00 » Al Fateh – Al Okhdood
Al Fateh – Al Okhdood, starting teams
Al Fateh (4-2-3-1): Pacheco – Al Sarnoukh, Fernandes, Al Jari, Al Swealem – Youssouf, Al Anazi – Wesley Delgado, Al Zubaidi, Al Fawaz – Refaat
reserves: Al Burayh Mahmoud, Al Sahihi, Al Sharfa, Baattia, Batna, Bendebka, Masoud, Qasim, Saadane
Coach: Jose Gomes
Al Okhdood (5-4-1): Samuel Portugal – Pedroza, Asiri, Gul, Gunter, Fagihy – Bassogog, Borrell, Neyou, Ince – Al Lazam
reserves: Abu Abd, Al Abbas, Al Harthi, Al Hatila, Al Jahif, Al Najjar, Al Qaydhi, Al Zabdani, Salem
Coach: Marius Șumudica




