Riyadh – Issa Al-Hakami
Saudi international Sami Al-Naji and Brazilian Talisca led their team Al-Nasr to regain the path of victories in the Saudi League, following they scored two goals in the victory over Damak to make Al-Alame win 2-1 at the end of the third round of the tournament.
Al-Nasr raised its score to 6 points in sixth place, with a goal difference equal to Damak, which received the first loss, but retained fifth place.
The match was held at the Marsool Park Stadium, the stronghold of Al-Nasr, and Sami Al-Najei opened the scoring for the owners of the land in the 37th minute of an individual effort to respond to the criticism that chased him following he caused the goal of the loss from Al-Taawoun.
Talisca consolidated the score with a second goal in the 60th minute from a header, while the Brazilian Bruno scored the visitors’ only goal in the 82nd minute.
Al-Nasr goalkeeper Ospina starred in blocking two goals scored in the first half once morest Bruno, and in the second once morest Farouk El-Shafei, and Algerian Mustafa Zaghba, Damak’s goalkeeper, starred in stopping the solo of Cameroonian Abu Bakr Vincent.
Damak appeared more dangerous than the unprepared victory, despite the changes of his French coach, Garcia, who involved Taliska and Abdul Rahman Gharib at the expense of Khaled Al-Ghannam and Abdul Majeed Al-Slihem.
In another match, Al-Fayhaa and Al-Taawun tied 1-1, to achieve the first point in the league, while Al-Taawon had 7 points, occupying fourth place.
Al-Fayha scored first by Sultan Mandash in the 51st minute, and Al-Sukari equalized through defender Hassan Kadesh in the 92nd minute.
At the end of the round, Al-Shabab leads the standings with 9 points, ahead of Al-Hilal, who shares the same balance, with Al-Ittihad and Al-Tawan with 7 points, then Damak, Al-Nasr and Al-Tai with six points.