Written by: Tunisian Reda
Al-Nasr Saudi Arabia achieved a precious and precious victory over Al-Ain of the Emirates, with a score of 4-1, in the match that was held this evening, at Al Awal Park Stadium, in the AFC Champions League Elite competitions.
Details of the Saudi victory over Al Ain, UAE
Talisca opened the scoring for Al-Nasr in the 5th minute of the first half of the match, then Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo added the second goal in the 31st minute.
Before the end of the first half, Al-Nasr added the third goal through friendly fire from Fabio Cardoso, the Emirati Al-Ain player, so the first half ended with Al-Nassr Saudi leading by 3-0.
At the beginning of the second half, Pinto scored an own goal to reduce the score to Al Ain, then Wesley added the fourth goal for the Dean in the 81st minute of the second half.
Talisca concluded Al-Nasr’s goals in the 95th minute of stoppage time, so the match ended with Al-Nasr winning by five to one goal.
The victory increased the wounds of the Emirati eye, especially after the recent defeat against Al-Ahly by three in the Intercontinental Cup and the loss of the Three Continents Championship.
Al-Nasr formation in front of Al-Ain, UAE
Goalkeeper: Pinto.
Defensive line: Sultan Al-Ghannam – Mohamed Simakan – Nawaf Bouchel – Aymeric Laporte.
Midfield: Marcelo Borozovic – Angelo – Otavio.
Attack: Sadio Mane – Anderson Talisca – Cristiano Ronaldo.
Al Ain formation in front of Al Nasr
Goalkeeper: Khaled Issa.
Defensive line: Salomone – Kwame Otton – Fabio Cardoso – Khaled Al Hashemi.
Midfield: Bandar Al Ahbabi – Park Young – Blasius.
Offensive Line: Kaku- Sufian Rahimi- Lapa Kudjo.
AFC Champions League Elite System
24 clubs participate in the league stage of the AFC Champions League, distributed across the West and East regions, and the matches will be held from September 16, 2024 until February 19, 2025.
During this stage, each team plays 8 matches (4 home and 4 away) against different teams.
The top 8 teams from each region qualify for the Round of 16, whose matches will be held in March 2025.
Starting from the quarter-finals until the final, the tournament will be held in a pool system (qualification from one match) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from April 25 to May 4, 2025.
