Al Nassr vs Al Feiha goal
Al Nassr: Al Amri (72′), Mane (76′, 82′)
Al Feiha: Sakala (6′)
Red card Al Nassr vs Al Feiha
Al Feiha: Sakala (88′)
This was the first of two matches in which superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had to be suspended after elbowing an opponent and threatening to punch the referee. Without CR7, Sadio Mane was pushed to the highest position in Al Nassr’s attack.
With home advantage, Al Nassr rushed to attack right after the opening whistle. But while their attacks did not pose much danger to their opponents, they suddenly conceded a goal.
In the 6th minute, Anthony Nwakaeme assisted Fashion Sakala in a comfortable position in Al Nassr’s penalty area. And this player calmly finished the shot into the bottom right corner of the goal to open the score for Al Feiha.
Being behind, Al Nassr pushed his troops forward to attack even harder. A series of opportunities were created but the home team’s strikers, especially Sadio Mane, could not take advantage of them.
In the 40th minute, Al Nassr had a chance to equalize when Sultan Al Ghannam was fouled in the penalty area by Al Feiha’s defender. After consulting VAR, the referee decided to give the home team a penalty. However, Mane shot over the bar from the 11m mark, wasting an extremely good opportunity.
1-0 is the score of the first half. Entering the second half, Al Nassr continued to attack. However, their strikers continue to be inexplicably ungainly.
Mane shined with a double in the match Al Nassr vs Al Feiha
Meanwhile, Al Feiha played a defensive counter-attack and many times made Al Nassr fans howl. In the 54th minute, the home team was lucky to escape a goal when Sakala put the ball into Ospina’s net but it was not recognized due to offside.
After tireless efforts, Al Nassr finally scored a goal. In the 72nd minute, Alex Telles took a corner kick and sent the ball to Abdulelah Al Amri. This player then headed into the right corner of the goal, not giving goalkeeper Stojkovic a chance to block.
Just 4 minutes later, Al Nassr had their second goal. Otavio dribbled the ball skillfully before passing it inside for Sadio Mane to catch the ball with his chest and then made a classy volley that stuck the ball into the left corner of Al Feiha’s goal.
Not stopping there, Mane continued to show his excitement when completing a double in the 82nd minute. The Senegalese player received the ball on the left wing and used technique and speed to overcome 3 Al Feiha players before Accurate finish increased the score to 3-1.
In the 88th minute, Sakala, who scored the opening goal for Al Feiha, received a red card after getting angry with the referee. At this point, the away team gave up and accepted defeat.
The final result of the match was 3-1 in favor of the home team. Al Nassr temporarily narrowed the gap with top team Al Hilal to 9 points but is playing one more match.
Match lineup Al Nassr vs Al Feiha
Al Nassr: Ospina, Al Amri, Al Fatil (Al Nemer 46′), Laporte, Telles, Al Ghanam, Abdullah Al Khaibari, Brozovic (Ali Al Hassan 87′), Ghareeb (Al Aliwah 86′), Otavio, Mane (Al Faraj 90’+5)
Al Feiha: Stojkovic, Al Rashidi, Sami Al Khaibari, Al Shuwaish, Konan, Al Safari (Mandash 78′), Cimirot (Ryller 84′), Al Harthi (Zidan 83′), Sabiri (Al Lehiyani 90′), Sakala, Nwakaeme (Al Kaabi 79′)
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