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title: "Al-Ettifaq and Al Khaleej Saihat draw 1-1 in Saudi League round eight"
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# Al-Ettifaq and Al Khaleej Saihat draw 1-1 in Saudi League round eight

The match between Al-Ettifaq and Al Khaleej Saihat ended in a 1-1 draw in the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League, after Joshua Christian Kojo King scored from a penalty and Bersant Celina responded with the equaliser.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 19:57 ، updated 22:14 Saudi time

![Al-Ettifaq and Al Khaleej Saihat draw 1-1 in Saudi League round eight](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/b7878ff53657ea9f2625b006705cd6d8db276674.webp)

Al-Ettifaq and Al Khaleej Saihat draw 1-1 in Saudi League round eight

[Al-Ettifaq](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-ettifaq-28) and [Al Khaleej Saihat](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-khaleej-saihat-24) drew 1-1 in the match that brought them together in the eighth round of the Saudi Professional League for the 2026/27 season, held on 10 October 2026 at 17:55 Damascus time.

[Joshua Christian Kojo King](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/joshua-christian-kojo-king-630) opened the scoring for Al Khaleej Saihat in the 68th minute from a penalty, before [Bersant Celina](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bersant-celina-746) scored the equaliser for Al-Ettifaq in the 76th minute.

The match did not see any red cards, while Al-Ettifaq received 3 yellow cards compared with 4 yellow cards for Al Khaleej Saihat.

Al-Ettifaq dominated the course of play, holding possession at 60 percent compared with 40 percent for Al Khaleej Saihat, and had 24 attempts compared with 11 for their visitors, including 9 on target for Al-Ettifaq against 4 for Al Khaleej Saihat. Al-Ettifaq also took 11 corner kicks compared with just 3 for Al Khaleej Saihat.

With this draw, Al-Ettifaq raised their tally to 11 points in eighth place after playing 7 matches in which they achieved 3 wins, two draws and two losses, scoring 11 goals and conceding 11.

In contrast, Al Khaleej Saihat raised their tally to 5 points in 13th place after 7 matches in which they did not achieve any win, with 5 draws and two losses, scoring 3 goals and conceding 10.

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