Al-Ittihad achieved an important and difficult victory over Al-Khaleej, with a score of 1-0, in the twenty-fourth round of the Saudi Professional League. Portuguese Danilo Pereira scored Al-Ittihad's goal in the 68th minute.This victory raised Al-Ittihad's score to 42 points in fifth place, while Al-Khaleej's score froze at 27 points in eleventh place.