[Sport] Ahmed Hegazy after beating Al-Ahly in the derby: This is the union we always wanted

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Ahmed Hegazy, the defense star of Al-Ittihad team, expressed his happiness with the victory he achieved in the Jeddah derby against Al-Ahly, during the match that brought the two teams together on Friday evening, in the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Cup League.

This comes after the Brigadier General managed to settle the Jeddah derby in his favour, after he excelled by two goals without a response against his high-end rival, in the seventh round of the Saudi Professional League.

Hegazy said in statements to the media after the end of the match: "First, praise be to God, we achieved a great and very wonderful victory against a strong and stubborn competitor like Al-Ahly. We needed to win this match after the draw in the last match against Al-Taawon."

He added: “We all know that it is not easy to beat Al-Ahly in the derby. We didn't press well in the first half hour, but we were great after that. We are happy to win for our fans, we prepared well for the match, and the technical staff was a big factor.”

The Egyptian international star continued his statements, saying: “Winning the derby and before the international break was important for us, we have big goals and ambitions this season, but we take each match separately and we want to win all the matches, so that we achieve what we plan and delight our fans who support the team wonderfully.” Extremely".

Regarding the match being held at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Hegazy said: "We are happy with the return of the matches on this stadium. We felt the importance of this stadium for the fans and players before the match, and we were doubly happy with the victory and the outstanding performance in the second half."

With this victory, Al-Ittihad’s balance rises to 16 points at the top of the Saudi Professional League standings, and Al-Ahly’s balance stops at 5 points in third place