"Al-Nassr started brightly, with Kingsley Coman seeing a first-minute attempt blocked before Koen Casteels smothered a poked effort shortly after. But Al-Qadsiah grew into the game with Quinones forcing Nawaf Al Aqidi into a smart save just before the half-hour mark, but they did not get their reward until the second half. Six minutes after the break, Al Aqidi was drawn out to the left wing and hit his casual clearance against Quinones, who charged down the loose ball to turn it into an empty net."
"Al-Qadsiah then lost Casteels to injury, but within a minute of his replacement, Ahmed Al Kassar, coming onto the pitch after a long delay, they doubled their lead as Nandez rifled in the rebound of Mateo Retegui's saved shot. However, Al-Nassr were given a late lifeline after Jehad Thikri's handball in the box, and Ronaldo confidently dispatched the penalty into the bottom corner in the 81st minute."
"Data Debrief: Al-Qadsiah haunt Al-Nassr again Al-Qadsiah have now won their last four league matches against Al-Nassr, more than they managed in their first 15 meetings with them (W3 D3 L9). They were clinical in this match as they had just seven attempts on goal throughout, worth 1.76 expected goals (xG), compared to 13 from Al-Nassr (worth 2.27 xG)."
Al-Qadsiah defeated Al-Nassr 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League, giving Al-Nassr a second consecutive loss. Julian Quinones opened the scoring after Nawaf Al Aqidi's clearance hit him and allowed an easy finish six minutes into the second half. Nahitan Nandez doubled the lead by rifling in a rebound following Mateo Retegui's saved shot shortly after a long replacement delay. Jehad Thikri conceded a late penalty which Cristiano Ronaldo converted in the 81st minute, but Al-Nassr could not force an equaliser despite late pressure. Al-Qadsiah had seven attempts worth 1.76 xG; Al-Nassr had 13 attempts worth 2.27 xG. Ronaldo has 14 goals this season.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]