Second match and Christian Cueva has already been influential in the offensive of Al Fateh. The national attacker forced an action into the Al Nasr Riyadh area, which ended in an own goal to make it 1-0 for his club in the 89th minute of the contest valid for matchday 16 of the Saudi Professional League.
‘Aladino’ jumped onto the pitch at 72 ‘, to replace Algerian striker El Arbi Soudani. The Peruvian National Team midfielder, as in his debut, was placed in the band to generate danger. In fact, the midfielder started the whole play on the left side, when he faced an opponent.
The ’10 ′, without options to progress, played short with Ali Al Zaqan. The Saudi midfielder had a better view and threw a serve to the right side. There, Moroccan Mourad Batna controlled, surpassed Al Nasr Riyadh’s two-man mark and sent the ball straight into the penalty area.
Christian Cueva, who followed the entire sequence, anticipated the rival defender and finished off the goal. The goalkeeper blocked the Peruvian’s shot, but the rebound hit Ali Al Hassan’s chest, who sent the ball into the net. Al Fateh players approached the former Sao Paulo to congratulate him on the conquest and the effort to provoke the own goal.
The Al Fateh celebration was interrupted for a few minutes, as the referee reviewed the entire scene in the VAR. The main judge ruled out a previous foul, an advanced position by Mourad Batna and Cueva. Thus, after moments of tension, the Peruvian team shouted the goal. Although the joy was short-lived because Abderrazak Hamdallah tied for Al Nasr Riyadh at 97 ‘.
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