Al-Nassr saves the stars in the first half and beats Damac

Al-Nassr saves the stars in the first half and beats Damac


The match was decided in the final minutes with a goal from Laporte




Coach Luis Castro decided to spare the Al-Nassr stars in the initial phase, aiming for the clash against Al-Hilal next Monday. On the bench Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané and Brozovic. With an alternative team, the visitors had many difficulties against Damac but secured the three points away from home.

FIRST TIME

The first dangerous move came from the guests, in the 5th minute, when Abdulrahman crossed from a corner, but Lajami headed badly and knocked the ball out. In the 16th minute Bedrane scores and makes it difficult for Damac goalkeeper Zeghba to defend. Al-Nassr attacked again in the 17th minute, when Qasem finished on goal and the ball was blocked by the defence.

In the 25th minute the hosts respond with Al-Zain who finds Stanciu, who heads it towards goal and Ospina makes a good save. In the 29th minute, following an action on the left, Qasem tries to shoot, but the ball hits Again ball, defense by Damac. In the 35th minute Al-Nassr lifts a free kick kicked by Brozovic into the area and Laporte finishes badly.

End of the first half: Damac 0x0 Al Nassr

SECOND PHASE

In the 2nd minute Al-Nassr attacks with Al-Nemer who risks the first shot of the final phase, but the ball goes over the back line. Damac responded only in the 21st minute with Al Anazi passing through Al Qahtani, but the player finished badly from outside the area. Shortly afterwards Cristiano Ronaldo is called by Castro and enters the pitch. In the 25th minute, Stanciu shoots from outside the area and the ball explodes into Al-Nassr’s defence.

In the 30th minute Damac continues to look for the goal and N’Koudou receives a pass in the area, but he misses his header and the ball goes out. In the 33rd minute, Stanciu reaches the finish line once again, but wastes his chance. In the 37th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made a beautiful move down the right and left Ghareeb in front of the goal. The attacker, who was in the small area, incredibly misses and sends the ball to the post. At 45 years old, Al-Nassr target. Brozovic takes a corner and Laporte scores with a header to open the scoring.

End of the match: Damac 0x1 Al Nassr

Source: Terra

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