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Article: Al-Hilal, Al-Ittihad to clash for Saudi League title.
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- Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- April 12, 2009
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Byline: Naif Muhammad
JEDDAH: Al-Itthihad will clash with holders Al-Hilal that will decide who will be crowned champions of the Saudi Professional league that concludes with six matches today.
Ittihad are on top of the standings with 53 points followed by challengers Hilal with 51 points.
It will be a repeat of last year's final when the two teams met. On that occasion Hilal got the better of Ittihad by a solitary goal at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal stadium Jeddah and will want history to repeat itself this year too.
Both teams finished with 48 points each, but Hilal were declared winners as they had tied their first leg match with ...