Player Whipped By Fan During Confrontation After Saudi Super Cup Final

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: A fan on the Saudi Super Cup last lashed an Al-Ittihad participant with a whip throughout a confrontation moments after the match Thursday evening.

The incident occurred following Al-Ittihad’s 4-1 loss to Al-Hilal within the last performed at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.

A video circulating on social media exhibits striker Abderrazak Hamdallah throwing water from a bottle on the fan, who responds by pulling out an extended whip and lashing on the Morocco worldwide twice — showing to hit the participant’s again the second time.

The 33-year-old Hamdallah, who had missed a penalty however later scored his crew’s solely aim through the sport, didn’t look like injured.

As Hamdallah’s teammates stepped in, the fan was guided away by one other spectator and a safety official. In the video, the fan didn’t look like detained.

A younger fan in a wheelchair was almost caught in the course of the altercation. Former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema performs for Al-Ittihad however was not near the incident. Injured Al-Hilal star Neymar didn’t play within the sport however helped his crew raise the trophy through the celebrations.

In 2023, the Super Cup was expanded from a single sport between the league champions and King’s Cup winners to incorporate the runners-up from each competitions. It was additionally moved to Abu Dhabi.

Al-Ittihad didn’t reply to a request for remark.

Hamdallah performed on the Morroco crew that reached the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. He got here on in its place in three group-stage video games.

He is in his sixth season enjoying in Saudi Arabia.

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