Late-Game Headline: Saudi Keeper Rescues a Point with a Dramatic Header

Late header equalizes as Al-Tai snatches a point

The Al-Tai vs Al-Raed match in Round 20 of the Saudi First Division finished 2-2, with one of the season’s standout goals.

Al-Raed sat eighth in the table with 29 points, while Al-Tai reached 25 points in tenth.

Al-Raed had been ahead by two goals when, in the dying seconds of stoppage time, Abdulrahman Dughriri, Al-Tai’s goalkeeper, headed home the equalizer.

The Saudi keeper had ventured forward from his post to join a crowded box during a set-piece, making a bold late raid that paid off.

The goal was not a routine header, but a testament to audacity and fighting spirit until the final whistle.

With this dramatic equalizer, Al-Tai bagged a precious point in the race, and the moment became one of the season’s most talked-about highlights.

Punchline: That header was so timely that even the scoreboard filed a complaint for unfair play.

Punchline 2: If keepers start scoring like this, who needs forwards? The calendar will start counting the minutes in the celebration.

Analysts noted the moment as a rare example of a goalkeeper joining the attack in stoppage time, a risk that often ends in embarrassment rather than glory.

Fans described the equalizer as one of the season’s most dramatic scenes, turning a routine league fixture into a memory for the ages.