NAJRAN: Al-Ittihad crushed host Al-Okhdood 5-2 late Friday at the Prince Hazlul bin Abdulaziz Sports City in Najran to earn their first win in the first round of the Roshn Saudi League.
Karim Benzema scored three of Al-Ittihad's goals, the first one with just 4 minutes into the match, Stephen Bergwijn added a second goal on the 7th minute, and the fifth was an own goal against Al-Okhdood defender Saeed Al-Rubaie in the 30th minute.
Al-Okhdood's two goals were scored by Sebastián Pedroza.
In Dammam, host Al-Qadsiah also got their first victory by beating Al-Najma 3-1 at the Prince Mohammed bin Fahd Stadium.
Al-Qadsiah's goals were scored by Matteo Retegui and Julian Quiñones, while Al-Najma's only goal was scored by Ali Jassim.
