Al-Ettifaq opened their Joy Elite Under-21 League campaign with a historic win, thrashing Al-Tadamon 10-1 in a match they controlled from the first whistle. Their attacking superiority was total.
It took just five minutes to break the deadlock. Mohammed Al-Eisa put his side in front, then doubled the lead in the 24th minute, and the match was already heading for a goalscoring festival.
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The momentum kept rolling. Jalal Al-Salem made it three in the 28th minute before Al-Eisa struck again in the 40th, his third and Al-Ettifaq's fourth. Ziyad Al-Shammari pulled one back for Al-Tadamon in the 36th minute, but the half ended 4-1.
Al-Ettifaq strike hard in the second half
Nothing changed after the break. Al-Eisa completed his personal quadruple with the fifth in the 50th minute, and Al-Salem added the sixth just four minutes later as Al-Tadamon's defence collapsed.
In the 63rd minute, Ahmed Al-Duhaim grabbed the seventh, and Fares Al-Ghafli made it eight two minutes after that. The goals kept coming amid total Al-Ettifaq dominance.
Eight was not enough. The pressure held right to the finish, with Issa Al-Sharari scoring the ninth in the 81st minute and Al-Duhaim rounding off the rout with the tenth in the 85th.
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That's a statement start to their Joy Elite League journey. Ten goals in a single match point to serious attacking firepower, while Al-Tadamon must regroup quickly after such a heavy defeat.