Al Ain Crushes Al Ittihad with Four Goals in Jeddah and Leads AFC Champions League Elite

Al-Taj News – The UAE’s Al Ain achieved a major victory over its host, Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad, with a score of 4-1, in the match that brought them together Monday at Alinma Stadium in Jeddah, as part of the fourth round fixtures of the AFC Champions League Elite, continuing “The Boss’s” victories and maintaining the lead of the unified group with a perfect score.

Alejandro Kaku opened the scoring for Al Ain in the 17th minute, before Rafael Rodriguez added the second goal in the 42nd minute, allowing the Emirati team to end the first half leading by two unanswered goals.

In the second half, Marwan Al-Sahafi scored Al Ittihad’s goal in the 53rd minute, but Jan-Carlo Simic extended Al Ain’s lead with the third goal in the 58th minute, before Palacios concluded the quadruple with a penalty kick in the 88th minute.