JEDDAH, 3 May — Local favorites Al-Ittihad outplayed Eastern Province challengers Al-Ittifaq 3-0 in the final to claim the Crown Prince Cup soccer title here yesterday.
Ittihad are thus in line for a double as they will be meeting Al-Nasr in the final of the King’s Cup.
The 45,000 spectators packing the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium here had to wait till the 58th minute of the match before the first goal.
Al-Hassan Al-Yami found the mark when fed the ball by Muhammad Nour to the great delight of the Ittihad fans.
Four minutes later, Ittihad added to their tally when Al-Hassan was fouled in the box and Italian Jelsi converted the penalty.
Two minutes later, a blunder by defender Hilal Sameer found his header going into an empty goal and gave Ittihad a comfortable 3-0 lead which they maintained till the end.
This is the sixth time that Ittihad have won the Crown
