Al-Ittihad beat Al-Ahli 3-1 in first Jeddah Derby in Saudi Women’s Premier League

Al-Ittihad have defeated Al-Ahli 3-1 in the first ever Jeddah Derby in the newly formed Saudi Women’s Premier League on Saturday night at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.

The match was the fourth and last fixture of the first round of the inaugural eight-team competition, which is organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.

The first half ended with Al-Ittihad leading 2-0, and they managed to see out the match for a win that sees them grab three points and share third place in the fledgling Premier League table.

The new competition kicked off on Thursday night when Al-Nassr comprehensively beat Sama 18-0, and that was followed by two fixtures on Friday that saw Al-Hilal beat Al-Shabab 4-2 and Al-Yamamah beat Eastern Flames 3-1.

The results of the first weekend mean Al-Nassr lead the table on goal difference ahead of Al-Hilal in second and Al-Shabab and Al-Ittihad in joint third.