Jhon Duran was despatched off – a lot to the fury of Cristiano Ronaldo – as Al-Nassr’s seven-match unbeaten run within the Saudi Professional League got here to finish as Al-Ettifaq scored two late targets to win 3-2 in Riyadh.
Duran, who had scored twice in every of his first two league video games for Al-Nassr following his January transfer from Aston Villa, was dismissed in second-half damage time for brushing his hand on the top of Al-Ettifaq substitute Abdulelah Al Malki, whose theatrics noticed the Colombian red-carded.
Ronaldo, who had a quiet night time, reacted with anger, remonstrating with the officers earlier than kicking the ball from the centre spot off the pitch.
How Ronaldo reacted to Duran’s pink card. Theft pic.twitter.com/C75oE1qRlb
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It accomplished a irritating outing for Stefano Pioli’s males who had been undone by two targets from former Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Gini Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum’s first cancelled out the opener from Aidan Yahya earlier than Mohammed Al Fatil restored Al-Nassr’s benefit.
Al Fatil scored on the different finish with eight minutes to go and Wijnaldum popped up with the winner seven minutes later to finish the turnaround.
The win continues Al-Ettifaq’s superb type below new boss Saad Al-Shehri. Since Al-Shehri changed Steven Gerrard on the helm, Al-Ettifaq have gained three out of 4 Professional League video games to climb to ninth within the desk.
