Ainas were assisted by Crown in their 1-1 draw with Hilal at statutory time in the Saudi Arabian King's Final in the early hours of Saturday morning (1), but he still lost at the 12-yard stage and finished runners-up once again after this season's league matches. Crown has missed out on the official title since he joined Ainas a year and a half ago. On the other hand, former Fulham scorer Aleksandar Mizunovic Feijilal has become the 'Triple Crown' of League, Super Kings and Kings this season.
Six minutes into the game, Ainas had a golden opportunity, but Yeshadiovanni missed with a single shot. Hilal avoided a disaster and were really lucky. Just a minute later, Alexandre Mizouwick's near post opens the record books. After that, Ainas tried desperately to counterattack, but Cron's bad footwork, including inside the penalty area, was blocked by goalkeeper Yessininu. The Portuguese international followed up performing an inverted golden hook shot, but the post bounced out and it was already offside for the first time.
After the change of sides, Ainas were dealt another blow. The Ospin goalkeeper rushed out of the box and still intercepted the opponent's one-touch wave, apparently committing a handball and was shown a red card by the referee and thrown out. After 87 minutes of fighting, it was the turn of Hilal center midfielder Ebrahi to be ejected. Ainas seized the opportunity and midfielder Emanyeye equalized at 1-1, and another Hilal stalwart, Golaybani, was also given a red card.
Ainas kicked more than one field goal in overtime, but couldn't score again. In the end, they needed to shoot each other 12 yards to win the game. Rubin Nieves and Alex Dinis each lost in the first round and shot. "Sudden Death" had two more banquet guests at this stage for Ainas, resulting in a 12-yard win for Hilaire, 5-4.
After the game, Cron was so disappointed that he fell to the ground and covered his face, and returned to the bench to hold back his tears, having made it to the league for two consecutive seasons since joining Ainas. "The 39-year-old striker also failed in the AFC Champions League, although he had helped support the team. The "Arab Champions", however, the match was not promised by the IFA and was only considered as a warm-up match, in other words, still not in the bag after moving to the Middle East.
