{"id":44848,"date":"2025-04-06T00:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T21:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/?p=44848"},"modified":"2026-10-02T03:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:34:12","slug":"benzema-rescues-al-ittihad-in-thrilling-jeddah-derby-against-al-ahli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/benzema-rescues-al-ittihad-in-thrilling-jeddah-derby-against-al-ahli\/","title":{"rendered":"Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a night full of passion and drama, the much-anticipated Jeddah Derby between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli ended in a thrilling 1-1 draw, played in front of a roaring crowd at King Abdullah Sports City as part of the 26th round of the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ahli took the lead in the 39th minute when Riyad Mahrez calmly converted a penalty, awarded after Hamdan Al-Shamrani fouled Saint-Maximin inside the box, giving the \u201cRoyal\u201d side the edge by halftime.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44849\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/benzema-rescues-al-ittihad-in-thrilling-jeddah-derby-against-al-ahli\/benzema-rescues-al-ittihad-in-thrilling-jeddah-derby-against-al-ahli-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt; Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1-1024x683.webp\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44849\" src=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1.webp\" alt=\"Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1.webp 1500w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Benzema-Rescues-Al-Ittihad-in-Thrilling-Jeddah-Derby-Against-Al-Ahli-1-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But the second half belonged to Karim Benzema, who stepped up in the 64th minute with a well-placed equalizer, following a clever assist from Romarinho, breathing life back into Al-Ittihad\u2019s hopes.<\/p>\n<p>The derby delivered all the drama fans could ask for, intensity, high-quality football, and end-to-end action. Despite chances on both sides, the match ended with shared points and a reminder of the fierce rivalry between Jeddah\u2019s football giants.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesauditimes.net\/en\/crawford-lights-the-fire-could-davis-vs-stevenson-set-the-stage-for-his-showdown-with-canelo-in-riyadh\/\">Crawford Lights the Fire: Could Davis vs. Stevenson Set the Stage for His Showdown with Canelo in Riyadh?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a night full of passion and drama, the much-anticipated Jeddah Derby between Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli ended in a thrilling 1-1 draw, played in front of a roaring crowd at King Abdullah Sports City as part of the 26th round of the Saudi Pro League. Al-Ahli took the lead in the 39th minute when Riyad Mahrez calmly converted a penalty, awarded after Hamdan Al-Shamrani fouled Saint-Maximin inside the box, giving the \u201cRoyal\u201d side the edge by halftime. &nbsp; &nbsp; But the second half belonged to Karim Benzema, who stepped up in the 64th minute with a well-placed equalizer, following a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli | The Saudi Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Benzema Rescues Al-Ittihad in Thrilling Jeddah Derby Against Al-Ahli .. 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