Celebrated coach Pitso Mosimane woke up on Friday morning a hugely relived man following Abha Club's last-gasp 2-1 victory over Al Khaleej the previous night, and has now reflected on that result.
The struggling Saudi Pro League side were in a must-win situation ahead of the fixture, especially playing at home where they have a decent record, and Francois Kamano's opener in the 34th minute set the wheels in motion for what was hoped to be a perfect evening for Abha.
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However, the visitors struck 12 minutes from time to bring the sides level.
The onus was then on Abha to find the winner, and find a winner they did, with Fabian Noguera scoring in added time.
The result sees Abha move away from the relegation zone to occupy 15th place on 32 points, one point ahead of 16th-placed Al-Tai and two ahead of Al Akhdoud, who are positioned 17th.
Al-Hazm aren't in the conversation as, having collected 21 points and sitting 18th with one game left to play, their relegation has been confirmed.
Addressing journalists at the post-match press conference, Mosimane said his charges had "emerged from the bottleneck", according to Saudi publication aawsat.com.
"A special match. We played the first final to continue in the (Roshen League) and survive.
"The players fought to the last breath. We achieved the desired result and goal.
"I hope we will succeed in the next meeting and continue giving. Despite the pressures and difficulties on the field, we were successful."
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Abha now have a date with destiny in the last match, needing a win against Al-Hazm to survive the drop, regardless of the result between Al-Tai and Al Akhdoud.
Both matches, ironically contested by the last four sides in the standings, kick off at 20:00 (SA time) on Monday.
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