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Al Hilal and Al Ittihad players honor “Al Owais” during El Clásico

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Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad club players honored the Saudi national team's goalkeeper, Mohammed Al Owais, after he won the Arabian Gulf Cup title with the national team.
They arranged a walk of honor for him before the two teams' match in the Roshan League, in appreciation of his role in achieving the title and maintaining a clean sheet throughout the tournament that was held in Jeddah.

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The Saudi national team won the Arabian Gulf Cup title after defeating the Emirates in the final match with two unanswered goals, with Mohammed Al Owais keeping a clean sheet throughout the tournament.

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(CNN) - Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad club players were keen to honor the Saudi national team goalkeeper, Mohammed Al-Owais, after he achieved the Arabian Gulf Cup title with Al-Akhdar.

Before the starting whistle, the players of the “Blue Crescent” and “Tigers” teams held an honorary walk for Al Owais, who was bearing the title “Gulf 27” the moment he entered the green rectangle, in appreciation of his role in his companions’ ascension to the podium.

Mohammed Al Owais kept his net clean throughout the matches, receiving the best goalkeeper award in the tournament held in Jeddah.

Al Owais plays for Al Hilal Club, but he was not in the starting lineup during the match against Al Ittihad Club, at the Kingdom Arena, on Saturday, in the eighth round of the “Roshen” League.

The Saudi team won the championship title after defeating its Emirati counterpart in the final match by two goals to nothing.

Open Questions

What is the reason behind Muhammad Al-Owais not participating in Al-Hilal’s starting lineup against Al-Ittihad despite being honored?
Will Al Owais continue to be the team's main goalkeeper in the upcoming tournaments?