Cristiano Ronaldo fails to fire as Ange Postecoglou suffers first Al Nassr defeat
The Ange Postecoglou honeymoon is over at Al Nassr after the Saudi champions were beaten 2-1 at Al Ittihad on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure as he played the full 90 minutes, unable to prevent his side from suffering a first defeat of the season and a first setback under their new Australian head coach. Al Ittihad striker George Ilenikhena has been one of the in-form players…
The Al Ittihad football team secured a 2-1 victory over Al Nassr on Saturday, marking their first defeat of the season and their first setback under new Australian head coach Ange Postecoglou. Al Ittihad's George Ilenikhena opened the scoring four minutes into the match, heading in a close-range opportunity. He almost added a second just 18 minutes later, only to be ruled offside.
Ilenikhena had a chance to score his second shortly after, but managed to assist Angelo Gabriel, who capitalized on a rebound to score the second goal for Al Ittihad. Al Nassr pushed for a comeback in the second half, with Angelo Gabriel equalizing in the 36th minute after goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic failed to prevent Joao Felix's rebound.
Despite the defeat, Postecoglou defended his team, stating they deserved to win and expressed confidence in their ability to bounce back. Al Ittihad's Simone Inzaghi now leads the league, with Al Nassr trailing by three points.
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