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Al-Nassr survive Al-Faisaly scare to keep pressure on Al-Qadsiah

DAMMAM: For a moment, it appeared that Al-Faisaly were on the verge of completing an unlikely comeback in Al-Majma’ah. With DR Congo international Theo Bongonda reducing Al-Nassr’s lead to just one goal within five minutes of coming on in the 61st minute, Giovanni Solinas’ side raised the tempo in search of an equalizer but were ultimately undone by Al-Nassr’s superior quality. Al-Faisaly have only won once this season, but they did not play like a team mired in an early relegation fight. After