Al-Nassr were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw by Al-Khaleej on Saturday evening in the seventh round of the Roshn Saudi Pro League. The hosts dug in superbly, weathering wave after wave of Al-Nassr pressure to claim a point.
x/Alnassr_fcMascherano surprises Al-Nassr before the end of the first half
Al-Khaleej came flying out of the blocks and stunned Al-Nassr before the break, Omar Mascarell nodding home in the first minute of stoppage time.
Mascarell's header handed the hosts a precious lead heading into the interval. Al-Nassr now faced a real battle to drag themselves back into the contest.
Ahmed's men went in search of a leveller after the restart, cranking up the attacking pressure in pursuit of an equaliser. Al-Khaleej's defence and goalkeeper stood firm, snuffing out more than one Al-Nassr chance inside the box.
Al-Hamdan rescues Al-Nassr with a rocket of a strike
Al-Nassr kept pressing as the second half wore on. Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Felix and their team-mates all had efforts on goal. Yet Al-Khaleej's defensive resistance and a brilliant display from their goalkeeper kept the ball out of the net.
The equaliser finally arrived in the 72nd minute. Substitute Abdullah Al-Hamdan unleashed a rocket of a shot that rattled Al-Khaleej's net, levelling the match and giving his side the chance to chase a winner.
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With the scores level, Al-Nassr surged forward with all their might. Ronaldo, Felix and the rest kept firing in attempts and shots. Al-Khaleej held firm until the end, though, and denied "Al-Alami" the three points.
A draw with a taste of history: Al-Nassr third
A draw, but a night for the history books. Al-Nassr may have dropped two points, but they kept their Roshn League scoring streak alive, stretching it to a 94th consecutive match with a goal and breaking the record of Argentina's River Plate, who had managed 93 in a row.
The point lifted Al-Nassr to 16 and third place in the Roshn Saudi Professional League table, one behind second-placed Al-Ittihad. Al-Hilal sit top on 18.
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Al-Khaleej, meanwhile, walked away with a precious point of their own. They soaked up Al-Nassr's second-half pressure and clung on until the final whistle, denying "the Global Club" the chance to extend their winning run and forcing them to settle for a single point in the seventh round.
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