Al Nasr led 4-3 after 120 minutes of play against Al Ain. As a single match, this result is a win. But Al Nasr’s forehead is already burnt. Al Nasr lost 1-0 in the first leg of the fight to reach the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League!
In this match, Al-Nasr led 4-3, but the result was tied 4-4 after the two legs. As a result, tiebreakers are allowed to determine the quarterfinal teams. Al Nasr was eliminated from the last sixteen after losing 3-1 in that tiebreaker.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nasr made up for the one-goal deficit in the first leg by leading 3-2 after the scheduled 90 minutes. As the result of the two legs was 3-3, the referee decided to play for an additional 30 minutes.
Al Nasr scored a goal in extra time (3-3) in 103 minutes. Ronaldo’s team was in fear of losing when the two legs fell behind by 4-3. Ronaldo scored a penalty (4-3) at the last minute (118 minutes). As a result, Al Nasr’s chances of playing in the quarter-finals remained. But the end was not saved.
Due to the 4-4 tie between the two legs, the referee whistled the tiebreaker to confirm the quarter final team. And Al Nasr lost that tiebreaker.
In the first 4 shots, except for Ronaldo, Al Nasr missed all three shots. On the other hand, Al Ain scored in three of the first three shots. As a result, Al Ain won 3-1 on penalties to confirm the quarter-finals.
Abdur Rahman Gharib (45 + 5 minutes), suicide goal (Al Ain player Khalid Issar Bule in 51 minutes), Alex Telles (72 minutes) and Ronaldo (118 minutes) scored for Al Nasr at home.
On the other hand, Sufian Rahimi (28 and 45 minutes) and Sultan Al Shamsi (103 minutes) scored double goals for Al Ain.
Al Nasr’s star Ayman Yahya was shown a red card in the 98th minute of the match. As a result, Al Nasr became a group of 10 people. Ronaldo’s team had to fight from the back foot for the remaining 22 minutes. However, in the end, Al Nasr had to suffer from the fate of the penalty.
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