At the dawn of an extraordinary Saturday (19th) in the Saudi Arabian League, despite Ainas welcoming back superstar Cron, his shooting seemed to have lost its usual sparkle. Meanwhile, a key error by another top scorer, Shadi Owni, added insult to injury as Ainas lost their second consecutive match at home to Al Ta'ayawin by a score of 0-2.
Cron was injured in the Arabian Champions Cup final and missed the first round of the league match against Ittifaq. Ainas were playing away from home, and Cron failed to hit the target many times despite coming back to the game and playing at full strength. The opponent broke the deadlock in the first half of the match in only 20 minutes.
A controversial moment played out just before half-time. Ainas midfielder Schoeckofenner was suspected to have suffered a vicious kick from an opponent in the penalty area, and the referee initially awarded a 12-yard penalty, but the decision was rescinded after a VAR replay, a result that left Crown extremely unhappy.
