Saudi Pro League: 10-man Al Nassr draws against Al Riyadh after late equaliser, Ronaldo misses big chances

Al Nassr drew against Al Riyadh 2-2 in the Saudi Pro League match at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium on Friday after a late equaliser scored by Al-Nemer.

Nassr dominated early on and Otavio scored an early opener in the 15th minute after his shot is deflected into the net by Andre Gray.

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Riyadh equalised 11 minutes later after it caught Nassr off-guard on the counter as Gray took a touch and finished it into an empty net with off his line.

In the first additional minute of stoppage time, Mohammed Al-Aqel scored a stunning volley to pull Riyadh ahead right before halftime.

In the 63rd minute, Nassr went down to ten-men after Aymeric Laporte was sent off due to a punch on Aqel’s arm after a duel.

Riyadh would have been safe from relegation with a win but it was denied by a stoppage time leveller by Al-Nemer. In the seventh minute of additional time, Nemer scored his first senior goal following a header by Alamri which was saved by the keeper but he failed to hold the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo had a plethora of chances to score and break the record for most goals in a Saudi Pro League season (34), but he missed all of them in a poor fashion.