In the early hours of Saturday (4), the Saudi Arabian League played out a match full of drama. Despite being behind for most of the game, Ainas surprisingly scored three goals in extra time, thanks to Crowe's great help, to complete a stunning comeback and beat the Abbottian team by a score of 3-1. However, Crowe fought hard all game long but came up empty-handed, and I wonder if he was negatively affected by the recent scandal about his relationship with Venezuelan internet sensation Georgilaya.
Despite scoring eight goals in his first four games, Cron seemed to lose his aim in this match. Ainas conceded the first goal after only 17 minutes of the game, and then Cron was expected to be the savior of the team. However, the 38-year-old Portuguese shot-stopper's performance was an embarrassment, failing to score with seven shots, including one missed chance at an empty net.
As the game went into extra time, Ainas sprang to life, with Gharibi, Efatu and Maran each scoring a goal to complete the comeback. It is worth mentioning that Team Abbottian delayed the game several times, leading to a rare 16-minute extra time on the ball certificate, which gave Team Ainas the chance to turn the game around. Some netizens teased that this might be a deliberate attempt by the tournament to help Crans win the game by deliberately prolonging the extra time until Team Ainas finally won.
