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Al-Nassr Dominates Al Najma in Unaizah with Offensive Display
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia – Al-Nassr showcased their offensive power by convincingly defeating Al Najma at the Al-Najma Club Stadium, in a match corresponding to the tenth round of the Pro League. The match, refereed by Majed Mohammed Al-Shamrani, saw Al-Nassr impose their game from the start.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring early with a penalty goal in the 7th minute, following a foul that resulted in the first yellow card of the match for A. Al Hawsawi of Al Najma in the 6th minute. Al-Nassr continued to press and Kingsley Coman extended the lead in the 31st minute with a goal from open play. Before halftime, in the 42nd minute, I. Martinez added another goal to the scoreboard, consolidating the visiting team’s dominance.
In the second half, Al-Nassr did not slow down. Sadio Mané scored in the 52nd minute, assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo, demonstrating the connection between the team’s stars. Al Najma struggled to find openings, but Al-Nassr’s defense remained solid. The match continued with several yellow cards, one for S. Mane of Al-Nassr in the 26th minute and another for A. Al Harabi of Al Najma in the 27th minute. I. Martinez sealed the victory with another goal in the 80th minute, assisted by A. Ghareeb. Despite having only 42% of the possession, Al Najma showed little offensive power, with only 3 shots taken and none of them on target. Meanwhile, Al Nassr dominated possession with 58% and generated 16 shots, of which 7 were on target, while the rest were off target. The match ended with an additional yellow card for Al Nassr in the 90th minute.
Substitutions al najma: at minute 38 Victor Braga came in and W. Al Enezi went out., at minute 46 Lazaro came in and M. Al Fatil went out., at minute 46 N. Al Haleel came in and H. Al Dubais went out., at minute 62 R. Al Tulayhi came in and B. Boutobba went out., at minute 77 D. Tijanic came in and M. Y. Dawran M. went out.
Substitutions al-nassr: at minute 57 Joao Felix came in and A. Yahya went out., at minute 57 S. Mane came in and A. Ghareeb went out., at minute 57 C. Ronaldo came in and A. Al Hamdan went out., at minute 64 M. Brozovic came in and A. Al Hassan went out., at minute 64 K. Coman came in and M. Maran went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Najma
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Al-Nassr
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