Al Ain team suffered a new loss in the AFC Champions League (Elite) by falling this time outside its home ground against its host, Al Nassr Saudi, with a score of 1-5 in the confrontation that brought together the two teams this Tuesday evening at Al Awal Park Stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, within the fourth round of the tournament. .
The loss worsened the position of the defending champion after it fell to last place with only one point, which it had gained from its only draw against Al-Sadd of Qatar 1-1, before losing three matches in a row, starting with the match between Al-Gharafa of Qatar 2-4 and Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia 4-5, in addition to Defeat today.
Al-Zaeem’s chances of qualifying to the quarter-finals now require winning all four remaining matches and losing its competitors in order to secure one of the eight qualifying places.
Returning to the match, the “Violet” net conceded an early goal in the fifth minute of the match by Al-Nasr player, Anderson Taliska, with a ground shot from inside the penalty area, amid a state of confusion on the part of the defense line.
The Al Ain team’s attempts to return to the match collided with the great pressure imposed by the hosts, who had no difficulty in increasing their lead with the second goal in the 31st minute through Cristiano Ronaldo, who took advantage of the ball cleared by goalkeeper Khaled Issa while blocking Sadio Mane’s shot and put it into the net with ease.
Al-Zaeem’s situation was complicated when he received the third goal in the 37th minute after defender Fabio Cordoso scored an own goal by mistake, as Angelo Borges’ shot hit him and changed its path into the net. This is the goal that ended the first half.
With the start of the second period, specifically in the 56th minute, Al Ain reduced the difference with a goal scored by the hosts’ goalkeeper, Bento Krepiski, by mistake, as South Korean Park Young’s shot hit the post before hitting the goalkeeper and into the net.
While Al Ain gradually began to regain its level, individual errors caused it to concede a fourth goal in the 81st minute via Wesley Tskira, which contributed to a decline in the morale of the players, and the team subsequently conceded a fifth goal in the 4+90 minute via Anderson Talisca. , which ended the confrontation.
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