"Karim Benzema missed a late penalty as Sergio Conceicao's first match in charge of Al-Ittihad ended in a 1-1 draw against Al-Fayha. It looked like Al-Fayha were going to cause an upset when Fashion Sakala scored against the run of play just ahead of the break, but Ahmed Al Ghamdi's header levelled proceedings shortly after the hour-mark before Benzema's spot-kick was saved by Orlando Mosquera."
"But on the stroke of half-time, Sakala weaved his way into the box for the hosts before firing past Predrag Rajkovic into the far corner to give Al-Fahya a surprise lead. Al-Ittihad started the second half a lot slower, but found their equaliser in the 64th minute. Diaby picked up the ball on the right wing and picked out Al Ghamdi with a brilliant cross to set up a frantic finish."
Al-Ittihad drew 1-1 with Al-Fayha in Sergio Conceicao's first match in charge. Fashion Sakala gave Al-Fayha a surprise half-time lead after weaving into the box and finishing past Predrag Rajkovic. Ahmed Al Ghamdi equalised in the 64th minute from Moussa Diaby's cross. Karim Benzema had two early efforts saved and then missed a late penalty after a VAR-reviewed foul on Benzema; Orlando Mosquera saved the spot-kick. Al-Ittihad produced 1.97 expected goals from 14 shots, compared to Al-Fayha's 0.8 from nine attempts. Al-Fayha have won once in their last 13 October Saudi Pro League matches.
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