Al-Ittihad secured an exciting 3-2 victory over South Africa's Orlando Pirates in a friendly match played on Tuesday evening, as part of the team's preparatory camp ahead of the new season.

Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri opened the scoring for Al-Ittihad in the tenth minute, following a decisive pass from Abdulrahman Al-Aboud, before Frenchman Moussa Diaby restored the lead for the Tigers in the 45th minute with an assist from Ahmed Al-Ghamdi.

The third and decisive goal came from George in the 85th minute, after a pass from Roger, as the Dean settled the match in his favor and concluded the preparatory camp with an important moral victory.