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Al-Nassr Cruises to Victory Over Damac in Controversial Match
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Al-Nassr secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Damac in a contentious matchday 12 Pro League 2024 clash at the Al Awal Park at King Saud University. Cristiano Ronaldo starred, scoring two goals – one a penalty (17′) and the other a fine strike (79′) assisted by N. Boushal.
The game was significantly influenced by Damac’s A. Bedrane’s red card in the 57th minute, leaving them a man down for a substantial part of the second half. Several yellow cards were also shown: two to Al-Nassr (S. Mane, N. Boushal) and three to Damac (S. Al Hawsawi, D. Al Anazi, M. Al Nemer).
Despite being down a player, Damac put up a fight, creating several goal-scoring opportunities (5 shots on target). However, Al-Nassr’s superior possession (61%) and higher shot count (16 to 11) ultimately secured them a decisive victory. The refereeing performance by Benoît Bastien of France, particularly the card count, proved to be a talking point of the game.
Substitutions damac: at minute 59 M. Al Khaibari came in and H. Al Ghamdi went out., at minute 62 N. Al Rashidi came in and S. Al Hawsawi went out., at minute 82 M. Al Nemer came in and D. Al Anazi went out., at minute 82 A. Al Obaid came in and F. Kamano went out.
Substitutions al-nassr: at minute 62 A. Talisca came in and Angelo went out., at minute 69 A. Ghareeb came in and S. Mane went out., at minute 69 A. Lajami came in and M. Simakan went out., at minute 90 M. Ali came in and M. Brozovic went out., at minute 90 A. Al Hassan came in and A. Al Khaibari went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al-Nassr
Damac
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