“Saudi League”: Al-Ahly rains down four goals on Al-Fateh

British Des Buckingham, coach of Al-Khuloud, confirmed that his team faced a strong competitor in the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League, noting that Al-Qadisiyah succeeded in creating many opportunities, taking advantage of the technical differences and great potential possessed by its players.

Buckingham explained, during the press conference after the match, that Al-Khuloud played the match in the absence of three players from the defense line, which was reflected in the team’s performance, saying: “We faced a distinguished team that succeeded in creating many chances, and we played the match in the absence of three players from the defense line.”

Al-Khuloud's coach added that the penalty kick his team won represented an important opportunity to return to the atmosphere of the match, but the players were not successful in exploiting it, stressing that missing it made it difficult for the team to regain its balance.

Buckingham pointed out that the current confrontation with Al-Qadisiyah differs from the meeting between the two teams last season, explaining that the defensive absences once again affected Al-Khuloud’s performance. He said: “What happened against Al-Qadisiyah last season is different from today’s confrontation. We lost the match due to the absence of three players from the defense line, which affected our performance.”

The coach spoke about the differences between the two teams, stressing that Al-Qadisiyah includes a group of international names, and is considered one of the most prominent competitors for the league title.

The Al-Qadisiyah team defeated its host, Al-Khuloud, with a clean score, in the confrontation that brought them together in Al-Rass, for the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League.

The men of Irish coach Rodgers imposed their control over the course of the match from its first minutes, and Tiani Renders opened the goal festival after only 4 minutes, followed by Bonsouh Bah (13), Musab Al-Jawir (40), Retegui (67), and then Quinones (86), from a penalty kick.

Al-Qadisiyah raised its score to 19 points in the lead “temporarily,” while awaiting the results of other matches, while Al-Khuloud remained with 12 points in seventh place.

Al-Ittihad player Hassan Kadish underwent surgery in a hospital in the Finnish city of Turku, at the hands of Professor Lasse Limpainen, and it was successful.

The club's medical staff will supervise the player's rehabilitation program during the next stage, in coordination with the surgeon who performed the operation, and the club will announce developments in his condition and developments in its rehabilitation program in a timely manner.

The decision to undergo the operation came after the medical examinations he underwent at Al-Ittihad Club and the International Medical Center, the club’s medical partner, in addition to consulting a number of specialists, following the injury he suffered during his participation with the Saudi national team against Oman in the Gulf Cup, on September 26 of last year.