RIYADH. Al Nassr was capable to reverse the scoreline against Dhamk to win 2-1. It was Dhamk to strike first with a goal of Georges-Kévin N’Koudou at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 52′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cristiano Ronaldo gave the win to Al Nassr in the 56′ minute. Al Nassr made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Hector Martinez with the help of Walter Enrique López Ramos and Christian Jesús Ramírez Soto. The 4th official was Mohammed Hamad Al Ghamdi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.69 degrees Celsius or 92.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 15%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a strong ball possession 59% while Dhamk was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Nassr shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Dhamk shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Nassr received 2 yellow cards (Nawaf Al-Boushal and Abdullah Al Khaibari). Regarding the opposition, Dhamk received 2 yellow cards (A. Ceesay and Tarek Hamed).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Nassr will have 22 points like Al Ahli to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Dhamk will stay with 10 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).
Dhamk will host Al Raed on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Raed (0 draws).
Al Nassr – Formation
Al Nassr
90'
46'
52'
Al Nassr adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Raghed Najjar , Nawaf Al-Boushal , Abdulelah Al Amri , Aymeric Laporte , Alex Telles , Seko Fofana , Abdullah Al Khaibari , Otávio , Talisca , Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Maran, Abdullah Madu, Ali Al-Hassan, Abdulrahman Ghareeb , Mohammed Qasem, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Waleed Abdullah, Sami Al Naji and Ayman Yahya .
Substitutions
Al Nassr made 2 changes: Abdullah Al Khaibari for Abdulrahman Ghareeb (46′) and Sadio Mané for Ayman Yahya (90′).
Best player: Raghed Najjar
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Nassr was the goalkeeper: Raghed Najjar. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Dhamk – Formation
Damac
Also Dhamk adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Cosmin Marius Contra played with: Moustapha Zeghba , Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed , Farouk Chafaï , Abdelkader Bedrane , Dhari Al-Enezi , Tarek Hamed , Domagoj Antolić , Ahmad Zain , Nicolae Stanciu , Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and A. Ceesay .
They had on the bench: Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi , Abdulaziz Majrashi, Fahad Al-Johani, Ramzi Solan , Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani , Noor Al-Rashidi, Sultan Faqihi, Abdulaziz Making and Mohammed Al-Mahasneh.
Substitutions
Dhamk made 4 changes: Alhwsawi Sanousi Mohammed for Ramzi Solan (69′), Ahmad Zain for Abdulaziz Making (81′), A. Ceesay for Ahmed Mohamed Yahya Harisi (81′) and Domagoj Antolić for Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani (87′).
Best player: Nicolae Stanciu
The player that probably impressed the most for Dhamk was Nicolae Stanciu.
His rating is with 49 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
