Instead it was Abha who had the better chances with Adam shooting just wide with 14 minutes left with only the goalkeeper to beat. The 28-year-old is on loan from Al-Nassr and while his celebration was respectfully muted, it was nonetheless a painful goal to concede.īy the break, Al-Nassr had almost 60 percent possession but had rarely troubled the Abha goal except for the final seconds when Ronaldo headed straight into the arms of Devis Epassy.Īnderson Talisca had their best chance on the hour when his stabbed shot from close range was blocked by the Cameroonian goalkeeper.įrustrations grew with Ronaldo complaining to the referee about what he saw as excessive time wasting and then exhorting the yellow masses in the stands to raise the noise levels. Abdulfattah Adam, who scored on Tuesday, stepped away from Alvaro Gonzalez on the right side of the area and then sent a thunderous shot into the roof of the net to give the goalkeeper no chance. Just as the Portuguese star was about to pull the trigger, he was well-tackled by Iraqi defender Saad Natiq and claims for a penalty were rightly waved away.įor the third successive league game, Al-Nassr found themselves behind as Abha scored in spectacular fashion after 27 minutes. Ronaldo had his first real sight of goal after 17 minutes, running onto a lofted ball and into the area. Goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi could only parry a Saad Bguir free-kick and while Amine Atouchi reacted quickly to fire home the rebound, the Moroccan was adjudged to have been just offside.
They received a warning after just five minutes after the visitors had a goal ruled out by VAR.
On Tuesday, Al-Nassr were ahead after 10 seconds and were never in danger of losing but that was not the case on Saturday as they struggled to break down the southwesterners. Just four days after his Al-Nassr team defeated the same opposition 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup, they found the league version of Abha a much harder nut to crack. The former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus man got another taste of just how competitive Saudi Arabian football is after a grueling 100 minutes plus of action. Now they are just a point behind with nine to play. With leaders Al-Ittihad picking up an impressive 5-1 win at sixth-place Al-Fateh earlier in the day to go four points clear at the top, the pressure was on Al-Nassr to get the victory.
With 12 minutes remaining, the hosts were a goal down and running out of ideas.
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