Saudi Arabian Handball Federation Board Chairman Fadel Al-Nimr crowned the Persian Gulf team with the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Cup Handball title for the 2021-2022 sports season for the seventh time in its history, after defeating Al-Team Safa (25-24) in the final confrontation. For the championship, which brought them together at the Sports Hall of Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz in Qatif, in the presence of a large audience.
The mass peak began to boil with the beginning of the first half, which came under the control of Al-Safa, who advanced in the first ten minutes with a score of 6:1 and continued to attack until the twentieth minute (10:6). ), and finished the half ahead with a score (13-10), and in the first two minutes of the second half, Gulf quickly returned with a score and a draw (13-13), before advancing 30 seconds later for the first time in the match about his execution .
The confrontation witnessed a large crowd presence that filled all the seats in the hall of the Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Sports City in Qatif. The gates of the hall were closed an hour before the start of the meeting, as the number of spectators reached over 4,200 spectators. .
The Gulf Club returned to winning championships after its long absence from the taste of gold, as it was able to achieve its sixteenth title at the level of local handball tournaments and eighteenth in terms of total achievements in handball. this title is his seventh in the gold record of the Prince Sultan bin Fahd Cup Handball Championship, Prince Sultan bin Fahd Cup after his achievement in the years: (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004), in addition to 9 previous times became the champion Prince Faisal bin Fahd League for Premier League clubs and twice Arab Club Champion, League Champion and Cup Champion.
For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation Fadel Al-Nimr congratulated the Persian Gulf team on achieving the championship title, praised the technical level at which the confrontation took place, and thanked the players and fans. two teams for their sporting prowess before and after the playoff, wishing all teams success and providing everything they need. This would reflect the development of the handball game in the Kingdom and he expressed his happiness and gratitude to all the organizers who were instrumental in showing the final match of the Cup as needed.