The Saudi Al-Ittihad, the team of former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, went head-to-head in the Saudi Super Cup against Al-Hilal on Thursday. The yellow-blacks lost to the competition leader with a clear 1-4 score, but that was not the topic of discussion afterwards. Afterwards, it was mainly about Abderrazak Hamdallah, Al-Ittihad’s only goal scorer, who provoked an opponent fan while celebrating and had to receive a few whippings (!) after the game. Crazy scenes!
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8:59 AM
The players of Al-Hilal, including old acquaintances from our Jupiler Pro League Kalidou Koulibaly and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, celebrated, the players of Al-Ittihad dropped out. Except for Hamdallah, who went to get a story from the fans of the opponent with whom he had been in trouble the entire game.
After his goal, the striker addressed the Al-Hilal fans with a finger on his mouth, who did not fail to respond with curses and insults. Afterwards, Hamdallah confronted again, more specifically with one specific fan. The lights in the stadium were already dimmed, the festivities had already started, but suddenly the situation escalated.
Hamdallah did not show his best side and started by throwing part of a bottle of water towards the fan. But it was mainly his reaction that caused outrage. The man took out his belt and promptly delivered two blows to the Moroccan striker, who had to be restrained by several stewards and teammates. The fan was arrested immediately after the incident. Yes, there are also some hotheads among the supporters in Saudi Arabia.
