The team led by Portuguese Luís Castro, which did not include Cristiano Ronaldo, punished with a one-game suspension due to a gesture he made in the match against Al-Shabab, was always ahead of the scoreboard, but allowed its opponent to respond in kind’ for every goal he conceded.
However, Al-Nassr reached the break leading thanks to a goal from Brazilian Anderson Talisca and nothing could have predicted the crazy second half that was witnessed, with the home defense ‘doing a lot of water’, conceding goals from an inexplicable way.
Al-Hazem equalized at 55, through Al Mhemaid, but Talisca put his team ahead again, at 62, an advantage that would last just four minutes, as Portuguese striker Tó Zé, formerly of FC Porto, restored the tie, at 66.
It was an inspiring night for Talisca, who scored a hat-trick in the 72nd minute, which didn’t stop Al-Hazem from making it 3-3 in the 85th, through Comoros midfielder Faiz Selemani, nor Al-Nassr from reach 4-3, through a penalty taken by Senegalese international Sadio Mané, at 90+1.
The outcome of the match seemed consummated, but Al-Nassr’s defense came back with a corner kick, allowing, once again, the ball crossed into the area to hit the pitch and bounce back to the Brazilian central defender. Paulo Ricardo establishes the final result, at 90+10.
The game featured two Portuguese players, Otávio for Al-Nassr, and Tó Zé, for Al-Hazem.
After this draw, Al-Nassr risks seeing leaders Al-Hilal, led by Jorge Jesus, who host Al-Ittihad on Friday, increase their lead at the top to nine points, if they win this match, with 12 rounds to go. of the championship.