Ronaldo in the stands due to disqualification, the Brazilian’s hat-trick together with a Mané penalty crashed Al Hazem’s comeback. And now the Al Hilal can fly at +9
Rain of goals in Riyadh and a thriller final. Under the eyes of Cristiano Ronaldo, in the stands due to suspension, Al Nassr was held to a 4-4 draw in the 99th minute by Al Hazem, second to last in the Saudi League. The hat-trick from an amazing Talisca and Manè’s momentary 4-3 penalty in the 93rd minute were not enough for Luis Castro’s team to bring home what would have been their seventh consecutive victory. Festival of goals also in Al Wehda-Al Taawon (3-3), with Barrow protagonist of a goal and an assist. Sabiri’s Al Fayha, however, beat Al Raed 2-1 and secured ninth place.
Al Nassr – Al Hazem 4-4
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Despite his absence, Al Nassr fans chant the Portuguese’s name, also displaying a banner that reads: “Cristiano world scorer”. The match is one-sided: monologue of ball possession by the home team in yellow jerseys and a shower of chances. Without the top scorer of the championship, it was Talisca who took Al Nassr on his shoulders, who in the space of 40 minutes between the first and second half scored a hat-trick which in the end was not enough to get a result. Al Hazem goes behind four times, concedes, but never loses distance, responding blow for blow with Al Mhemaid, Toze, Selemani and Paulo Ricardo. It was the Brazilian himself who ruined Al Nassr’s party, who in the third minute of injury time had regained the lead at 4-3 with another penalty scored by Mané. The Senegalese takes a terrifying shot that hits the crossbar and ends up on goal, leaving even Ronaldo stunned in the stands. In the end the insult came in the ninth minute of injury time from a corner. With these two points lost, Milinkovic’s Al Hilal can take advantage of it to fly to +9 in the event of a victory against Benzema’s Al Ittihad, scheduled for tomorrow.