Al-Nassr 1-2 Al-Qadsiah: Ronaldo penalty not enough to avoid second straight loss - Soccer News

[ad_1] Al-Nassr fell to a second straight defeat within the Saudi Professional League, regardless of Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty, as they have been overwhelmed 2-1 by Al-Qadsiah.

Julian Quinones and Nahitan Nandez had fired the guests right into a 2-0 lead by the halfway level of the second half, and Al-Nassr fell simply quick of their comeback try.

Al-Nassr began brightly, with Kingsley Coman seeing a first-minute try blocked earlier than Koen Casteels smothered a poked effort shortly after.

However Al-Qadsiah grew into the sport with Quinones forcing Nawaf Al Aqidi into a wise save simply earlier than the half-hour mark, however they didn't get their reward till the second half.

Six minutes after the break, Al Aqidi was drawn out to the left wing and hit his informal clearance in opposition to Quinones, who charged down the unfastened ball to show it into an empty web.

Al-Qadsiah then misplaced Casteels to damage, however inside a minute of his substitute, Ahmed Al Kassar, coming onto the pitch after a protracted delay, they doubled their lead as Nandez rifled within the rebound of Mateo Retegui’s saved shot.

Nonetheless, Al-Nassr got a late lifeline after Jehad Thikri’s handball within the field, and Ronaldo confidently dispatched the penalty into the underside nook within the 81st minute.

Regardless of their late stress, with Coman heading extensive late on, Al-Nassr couldn't discover an equaliser, and so they stay 4 factors behind leaders Al-Hilal within the desk.

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Knowledge Debrief: Al-Qadsiah hang-out Al-Nassr once more

Al-Qadsiah have now gained their final 4 league matches in opposition to Al-Nassr, greater than they managed of their first 15 conferences with them (W3 D3 L9).

They have been scientific on this match as they'd simply seven makes an attempt on aim all through, price 1.76 anticipated objectives (xG), in comparison with 13 from Al-Nassr (price 2.27 xG).

Ronaldo, in the meantime, took his aim tally for the season as much as 14 objectives, whereas he has had 83 photographs up to now this season, greater than another participant within the Saudi Professional League.