Overview
- Al-Ittihad winger Moussa Diaby kicked Al-Hazem captain Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel in the groin during a tussle and was shown a straight red card.
- Al-Ittihad still took all three points with a 1-0 victory thanks to a second-half strike from Al-Aboud.
- The ejection was Diaby's second red card of this season and his third in less than two years in Saudi Arabia.
- Head coach Sérgio Conceição condemned the foul and said he does not want his team reduced to ten men.
- Diaby moved to Al-Ittihad in 2024 after spells at Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa, and German coverage notes he now has as many red cards as goals this season.