In the early hours of Tuesday morning (15), the Saudi Arabian League staged a "Reds implosion" as two former Liverpool teammates clashed, with Ittifaq, captained by Jordan Henderson, defeating Ainas, coached by Shadi Owaini, 2-1 at home, to help Ittifaq, coached by Reds' star Shearer, to start the new season on a positive note.
Due to the injury of Ainas' star Cron, Sardi Ovonnie captained the team against Ittifaq's captain Jordan Henderson, which was full of Liverpool's "Pyramid" color. Although they used to be good partners, they did not face each other in the match. 4 minutes into the match, Sardiovanni scored a goal to open the scoring for Ainas. After the change of sides, it was the turn of Ittifaq to win 2-1 with a goal each from Swedish international Gunnar Eichen and Lyon's striker Dibili.
