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Article: Ittihad, Hilal to clash for League title.
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- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2009
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Byline: Naif Muhammad
JEDDAH: Al-Hilal will host Al-Ittihad in Riyadh next Sunday in final that will decide who will be the champions of the Saudi Professional League. Both teams scored comfortable wins in round 20 yesterday.
In Makkah, at King Abdul Aziz Sport City, Ittihad gained three points after they beat Al-Wehda 3-1. Ittihad was first to score in the 4th minute from Hesham Busharwan from a string shot inside the penalty box.
Tariq Al-Muwallad scored an own goal in the 62nd minute giving Ittihad a 2-0 lead.
Wehda reduced the margin with a fine shot by Essa Al-Muhayyani in the 72nd minute before Busharwan made the issues safe for ...