The meeting began with great pressure from the side of Victory Whose players had a large percentage of possession of the ball, while the home team retreated, according to what was reported by “Agence France-Presse”.
Al-Nassr opened the scoring through Sultan Al-Ghannam after a wonderful pass from the Portuguese. Otavio MonteiroThe first met it with a powerful shot that found its way into the home team’s net in the 14th minute.
And the Brazilian wastedRussell Talisca Chance to score the second goal after a cross from Mukhtar Ali, who shot it over the bar in the 18th minute.
And I realized Police The equalizer came when Mohammed Dawood took advantage of a mistake between the two Al-Nassr players, Frenchman Mohammed Simakan and Salem Al-Najdi, and shot the ball into the net of Brazilian goalkeeper Bento Matheus to equalize the score in the 24th minute.
The referee awarded a penalty kick to Mohamed Simakan before reversing it after resorting to the assistant referee technology (VAR) because the foul was committed outside the area.
The Portuguese star was absent Cristiano Ronaldo He was absent from the match due to a health problem, as announced by his club on Sunday on his account on the platform. X.
Al-Nassr stated that: “The captain of the first team, Cristiano Ronaldo, suffered from a health problem (viral infection), and after the club’s doctor followed up on his condition, it was decided that he needed to rest and not accompany the mission to travel today.”
The Spanish defender was also absent. Aymeric Laporte About the confrontation, due to suspension for receiving a red card against UAE Eye In the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League last season, in addition to Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem, Majed Qashish, Ayman Yahya, and Sami Al-Najei due to injury.
