Al Nassr and Al Khaleej confronted off in an emotionally charged match that noticed a Cristiano Ronaldo purpose dominated out, costing the previous essential floor within the title race.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s dream of lifting the Saudi Professional League trophy this season took successful after Al Khaleej held Al Nassr to a 1-1 draw on Monday night.
It took Al Khaleej simply 4 minutes to interrupt the impasse. Andrew Eric Feitosa’s reverse go reduce by means of the house protection to achieve Fabio Martins, who then cooly slot the ball previous goalkeeper Agustin Rossi to place the away facet in entrance.
Nevertheless, Al Nassr equalized 12 minutes later, when Alvaro Gonzalez headed in Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s free-kick. It was the Spanish defender’s first purpose for the membership.
CR7 purpose dominated out as hosts drop useful factors
Within the second half, Ronaldo thought he scored a 58th-minute winner. The striker buried a unfastened ball, however the referee dominated it out for offside. The choice compelled CR7 to finish up goalless for the third time in 4 matches.
The Al Nassr captain, together with Talisca, gave his all to place the Knights of Najd in entrance afterward, however Marwan Al-Haidari’s spectacular exhibiting within the Al Khaleej purpose compelled the duo to accept a disappointing 1-1 draw.
The stalemate drops Al Nassr 5 factors behind Saudi Professional League leaders Ittihad, who defeated Abha 4-0 on the identical day, in second place, with 4 video games remaining. They may subsequent go to Al-Ta’ee on Might 16.
