Cristiano Ronaldo broke his scoring streak, Al Nassr was held to a 2-2 draw by Abha and stumbled in the Saudi Arabia championship race.

Ronaldo broke his scoring streak on the day Al Nassr was held to a 2-2 draw by Abha. (Photo: Getty)

Cristiano Ronaldo delicately heeled Marcelo Brozovic into the penalty area, then the Croatian midfielder stretched for Otavia to score a goal. Al Nassr opened the scoring in the 3rd minute in welcoming Abha.

The early goal fueled the home team’s excitement. Al Nassr dominated and continuously created opportunities, then the goal doubled the gap as an inevitable consequence. Talisca ran in to cushion the ball and hit Abha’s net after Sadio Mane’s cross, ending the combination like a practice kick in the 28th minute.

It seemed that Al Nassr would “bury” the opponent, but Otavio’s mistake caused a turning point. The author of the opening goal clumsily committed a foul in the penalty area, giving Abha a penalty. Saad Bguir successfully made an 11m shot to shorten the score to 1-2.

Otavio opened the scoring after Ronaldo heeled the ball to open up an opportunity to attack. (Photo: Al Nassr)Al Nassr seemed to win easily after taking a 2-0 lead. (Photo: Al Nassr)Abha punished the mistake of Al Nassr’s defense to leave with a 2-2 draw. (Photo: Abha)

Al Nassr could no longer maintain the same attack power as at the beginning of the match, and the defense was constantly negligent. Cristiano Ronaldo was also turned away by luck when he headed against the crossbar in the 45+4 minute.

Fans of Cristiano Ronaldo and Al Nassr had to endure heart-stopping feelings throughout the second half, then froze when they thought they would be able to breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate victory. Toko Ekambi scored a superb long-range shot to help Abha draw 2-2 in the 90+2 minute.

Al Nassr broke his 6-match winning streak and Cristiano Ronaldo broke his 6-match scoring streak in the Saudi Arabia National Championship. The yellow shirt team also missed the opportunity to temporarily take over the top spot when they had 21 points after 9 matches, 1 point less than Al Taawoun, and are at risk of being surpassed by Al Hilal and Al Ittihad in the championship race.