Al-Ittifaq beat Al-Ittihad 1-0, at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium, in the Round 15 of Prince Mohammed bin Salman League for Professional Clubs.
Mohammed Alkuwaykibi gave the hosts the lead after 26 minutes, when he expolited a defensive error from Al-Ittihad players who failed to stop Brahian Aleman cross, to shoot the sole goal of the game.
Al-Ittifaq dominated the game, in spite of several attempts to level the score from Al-Ittihad.
Al-Ittifaq increased their total up to 22 points in the 8th place, while Al-Ittihad remained with 6 points in the 15th place.
The round games will be resumed with two matches will be played on Sunday; in the first one, Al-Raed will visit Ohod at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, at 3:45 p.m.
Al-Raed sits 11th with 18 points, while Ohod lie at the 16th place with six points.
The leaders Al-Hilal, will travel to Buraidah, to face Al-Taweenon, in a crunch clash, at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, at 6:00 p.m.
Al-Hilal goes two points clear of Al-Nasr ahead of Al-Taweenon clash, while the hosts sit fourth with 24 points.