The match between Al-Nasr and Al-Shabab ended in a fighting draw.
Al-Nasr of the star Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shared points with Al-Shabab of the Ukrainian goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan in the match of the 24th round of the Saudi Arabian championship (2:2).
In the 44th minute, Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah put Al-Shabab ahead by converting a penalty.
However, even before the whistle for the break, the home team not only recovered, but also took the lead. In the 45+2nd minute, Ayman Yahya scored, and in the 45+7th minute, Ronaldo hit Bushchan's goal with a powerful shot from an acute angle.
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At the start of the second half, Al-Nasr found themselves down a man – defender Mohammed Al-Fateel received a straight red card in the 52nd minute.
In the 67th minute, Al-Shabab took advantage of their numerical advantage, with Mohammed Al-Shwireh equalising the score.
It should be noted that Bushchan played the full match on the field. The 30-year-old goalkeeper of the Ukrainian national team moved to Al-Shabab from Dynamo Kyiv in January of this year. Georgiy has already played six matches for the Saudi club, conceding 12 goals.
Currently, Al-Nassr (48 points) is in fourth place in the Saudi Arabian championship – the team of former Milan coach Stefano Pioli is 10 points behind the leader Al-Ittihad, which includes French striker Karim Benzema.
Al-Shabab are in sixth place – Fatih Terim's team has 40 points to their credit.
