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title: "Al-Ettifaq beat NEOM 1-0 with a goal from Abdullah Khateeb in round 9 of the Saudi League"
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# Al-Ettifaq beat NEOM 1-0 with a goal from Abdullah Khateeb in round 9 of the Saudi League

Al-Ettifaq defeated hosts NEOM with a single goal scored by Abdullah Khateeb in the 82nd minute, in round 9 of the Saudi Pro League.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 17 October 2026، 20:38 ، updated 21:46 Saudi time

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Al-Ettifaq beat NEOM 1-0 with a goal from Abdullah Khateeb in round 9 of the Saudi League

[Al-Ettifaq](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-ettifaq-28) secured a valuable win over hosts [NEOM](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/neom-23) by a score of 1-0 in the match between the two sides in round 9 of the [Saudi Pro League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/saudi-pro-league-3), held on 17 October 2026 and kicking off at 18:40 Damascus time.

The match's only goal came in the 82nd minute through player [Abdullah Khateeb](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/abdullah-ahmed-hassan-khateeb-740), giving his side Al-Ettifaq a full three points away from home.

Abdullah Khateeb received the man of the match award after scoring the decisive goal while playing for only 44 minutes, achieving a rating of 8.48 points.

In terms of statistics, NEOM dominated possession with 58 percent against 42 percent for Al-Ettifaq, while NEOM had 11 shots compared to just 4 for their visitors, with NEOM's shots on target at 4 against one for Al-Ettifaq. NEOM's expected goals (xg) stood at 0.72 compared to 0.14 for Al-Ettifaq. The match saw no red cards, while NEOM received one yellow card compared to two for Al-Ettifaq.

With this result, NEOM's tally remained at 16 points in fifth place after playing 8 matches, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 2, with a goal difference of 14 scored and 7 conceded. Meanwhile, Al-Ettifaq raised their tally to 12 points in seventh place after 8 matches, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2, scoring 12 goals and conceding 12 goals.

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