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title: "Khalid Al Ghannam leads Al-Ettifaq to 3-0 rout of Al Kholood in Saudi Pro League"
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description: "Al-Ettifaq beat hosts Al Kholood 3-0 in matchday 11 of the Saudi Pro League, courtesy of a brace from Khalid Al Ghannam and a penalty from Bersant Celina."
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# Khalid Al Ghannam leads Al-Ettifaq to 3-0 rout of Al Kholood in Saudi Pro League

Al-Ettifaq beat hosts Al Kholood 3-0 in matchday 11 of the Saudi Pro League, courtesy of a brace from Khalid Al Ghannam and a penalty from Bersant Celina.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 24 October 2026، 20:05 Saudi time

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Khalid Al Ghannam leads Al-Ettifaq to 3-0 rout of Al Kholood in Saudi Pro League

[Al-Ettifaq](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-ettifaq-28) secured a deserved 3-0 win away to [Al Kholood](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/al-kholood-22) in the match played in matchday 11 of the [Saudi Pro League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/saudi-pro-league-3), held on 24 October 2026 and kicked off at 18:05 Saudi time.

[Khalid Al Ghannam](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/khalid-al-ghannam-754) opened the scoring for Al-Ettifaq in the 45+3 minute before the end of the first half, then added the second goal in the 47th minute right after the restart, settling the result early with two goals in the space of a few minutes.

[Bersant Celina](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bersant-celina-746) extended Al-Ettifaq's lead with a third goal from a penalty in the 78th minute, sealing a 3-0 away win with no reply.

Khalid Al Ghannam was named man of the match after scoring two goals in 71 minutes played, with a rating of 9.5.

Statistically, Al Kholood had 53 per cent possession against 47 per cent for Al-Ettifaq, and Al Kholood had 19 attempts with 5 on target compared to 10 attempts for Al-Ettifaq, of which 8 were on target. There were no red cards in the match, while Al Kholood received two yellow cards compared to 3 for Al-Ettifaq.

The match was officiated by referee Furayh Al Jalud, and with this result Al-Ettifaq moved up to 15 points in seventh place after playing 10 matches, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3, while Al Kholood remained on 12 points in ninth place after 9 matches, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 3.

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