{"id":293433,"date":"2023-09-21T22:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=293433"},"modified":"2023-09-21T22:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T22:35:03","slug":"ngolo-kante-opens-his-al-ittihad-account-with-a-long-range-screamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/ngolo-kante-opens-his-al-ittihad-account-with-a-long-range-screamer\/","title":{"rendered":"N&apos;Golo Kante opens his Al-Ittihad account with a long-range SCREAMER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>N&#8217;Golo Kante opens his Al-Ittihad account with a long-range SCREAMER, Neymar and Co. are held to a draw and an ex-Liverpool star scores a brace in all the latest Saudi League action<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>N&#8217;Golo Kante scored his first goal for the club during a 2-1 win over Al Fateh FC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Elsewhere, a former Liverpool star scored a brace during Al-Ettifaq&#8217;s big win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click here to watch the IAKO Battle of Old Trafford YouTube Special from the Mail Sport Studios\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>N&#8217;Golo Kante opened his Al-Ittihad goalscoring account in emphatic fashion after scoring a long-range screamer in their 2-1 league win on Thursday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The French midfielder, who secured a free move to the Saudi side in June, the all-important winner for his side against Al Fateh FC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kante, 32, collected the ball on the edge of the area, just before half-time, before unleashing an effort at goal which cannoned off the crossbar and flew into the net.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The World Cup winner&#8217;s strike, which sent them top of the table, came after\u00a0Marwane Saadane opened the scoring for the visitors and Romarinho&#8217;s leveller.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema well be grateful that his former national team-mate managed to get the job done in his absence, with the striker currently ill.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/22\/75705837-12546889-image-a-20_1695332293916.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>N&#8217;Golo Kante scored his first goal for Al-Ittihad during their 2-1 win on Thursay night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/22\/75705841-12546889-image-a-21_1695332296673.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea midfielder created space on the edge of the box before scoring the winner<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/22\/75705845-12546889-image-a-22_1695332302522.jpg\" height=\"471\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum scored a brace in Al-Ettifaq&#8217;s 4-3 win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/22\/75705843-12546889-image-a-23_1695332307028.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson (middle) find themselves fourth in the league table\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the league&#8217;s action, Neymar and Al-Hilal were held to a 1-1 draw with Damac FC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Barcelona and PSG star was unable to make the difference for his side following goals from\u00a0Nicolae Stanciu and Malcom.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite being held to the draw, Neymar&#8217;s side still sit second in the Saudi Pro League table with 17 points thus far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In perhaps the most thrilling match of the night, former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum scored a brace during Al-Ettifaq&#8217;s 4-3 victory over Al Taee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Fulham and Celtic striker Moussa Dembele also bagged a brace for Steven Gerrard&#8217;s side to help secure the win, following a hat-trick from the visitors&#8217; Bernard Mensah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That result takes Gerrard&#8217;s side to fourth in the table and just two points behind league leaders Al-Ittihad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one of the other games, Yannick Carrasco and Ever Banega were on hand to help Al Shabbab earn a 4-1 victory over Al Hazem.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Sevilla midfielder Banega scored a brace on the night to ensure the hosts walked away will all three points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And in the final game of the evening, Al-Taawoun beat Al-Raed thanks to goals from Joao Pedro and\u00a0Waleed Al-Ahmad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/22\/75705849-12546889-image-a-24_1695332316390.jpg\" height=\"407\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Neymar was unable to help Al-Hilal to a victory over Damac FC, instead being held to a 1-1 draw<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING 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