{"id":290226,"date":"2023-10-06T00:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=290226"},"modified":"2023-10-06T00:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T00:25:01","slug":"steven-gerrards-al-ettifaq-lose-to-slaven-bilics-al-fateh-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/steven-gerrards-al-ettifaq-lose-to-slaven-bilics-al-fateh-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Gerrard&apos;s Al-Ettifaq lose to Slaven Bilic&apos;s Al Fateh side"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Steven Gerrard&#8217;s Al-Ettifaq concedes a 93rd minute goal to lose to Slaven Bilic&#8217;s Al Fateh side after the two former Premier League stars shared a warm greeting ahead of kick-off<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Steven Gerrard&#8217;s\u00a0Al-Ettifaq lost 2-1 to Slaven Bilic&#8217;s\u00a0Al Fateh<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Al Fateh are fifth in the table, ahead of Al-Ettifaq on goal difference\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>CLICK HERE to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Steven Gerrard&#8217;s Al-Ettifaq conceded an injury time goal to lose 2-1 to Al Fateh in the blockbuster fixture of the ninth round of the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p>Former Trabzonspor striker Djaniny scored a 93rd minute goal as Slaven Bilic&#8217;s side secured all the three points on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Ettifaq, who are captained by former Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson, had taken the lead midway through the second half thanks to a Moussa Dembele goal.<\/p>\n<p>But the visitors first found an equaliser with just five minutes left through Lucas Zelarayan, before\u00a0Djaniny sealed a late win deep into stoppage time.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the kick-off, Gerrard and Bilic greeted each other warmly on the sideline.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/00\/76229835-0-Steven_Gerrard_left_and_Slaven_Bilic_right_crossed_path_as_their-a-71_1696548996444.jpg\" height=\"716\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Steven Gerrard (left) and Slaven Bilic (right) crossed path as their respective teams met in the ninth round of the Saudi Pro League on Thursday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/00\/76229839-0-The_former_Premier_League_stars_shared_a_warm_embrace_before_the-a-70_1696548988562.jpg\" height=\"698\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The former Premier League stars shared a warm embrace before the match kicked off<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The duo crossed path in the Premier League in Gerrard&#8217;s first two seasons at Liverpool, which coincided with Bilic&#8217;s spell across Stanley Park at Everton.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the Croatian returned to the Premier League to take charge of West Ham in 2015, Gerrard&#8217;s MLS adventure was in its infancy after he left Liverpool at the end of the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night&#8217;s result sees Al Fateh climbed to fifth in the table with 17 points after nine games, ahead of Al-Ettifaq on goal difference.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Taawoun lead the Saudi Pro League with 22 points, two and three points clear of Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad respectively, both of which have one game in hand over the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/00\/76229833-0-Bilic_had_the_last_laugh_as_Al_Fateh_came_from_a_goal_down_to_sc-a-69_1696548980578.jpg\" height=\"551\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bilic had the last laugh as Al Fateh came from a goal down to score two late goals to seal a remarkable win courtesy of\u00a0Djaniny&#8217;s 93rd minute winner<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo&#8217;s Al-Nassr are fourth with 18 points and they too have 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