Al-Nassr leave it late to edge Damac 3-2 in Saudi Pro League

Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 07:20 pm

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SAUDI PRO LEAGUE MATCH BETWEEN DAMAC AND AL-NASSR

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DAMAC (RED SHIRTS) V AL-NASSR

FIRST HALF

1. GOAL 1-0 DAMAC: DAMAC DEFENDER, RAMZI SOLAN, HEADS HOME THE OPENING GOAL AT THE BACK POST

2. SOLAN CELEBRATING

3. REPLAY OF SOLAN'S GOAL

4. GOAL 1-1 AL-NASSR: THE BALL FALLS TO AL-NASSR DEFENDER, AYMERIC LAPORTE, WHO SWIVELS AND SCORES WITH A RIGHT-FOOTED SHOT

5. LAPORTE CELEBRATING

6. REPLAY OF LAPORTE'S GOAL

SECOND HALF

7. GOAL 2-1 AL-NASSR: AL-NASSR MIDFIELDER, ALI ALHASSAN, SCORES WITH A FIRST-TIME SHOT INTO THE TOP CORNER

8. ALHASSAN CELEBRATING

9. REPLAY OF ALHASSAN'S GOAL

10. GOAL 2-2 DAMAC: DAMAC MIDFIELDER, NICOLAE STANCIU, TURNS AND SCORES WITH A LEFT-FOOTED SHOT INTO THE FAR CORNER

11. STANCIU CELEBRATING

12. REPLAY OF STANCIU'S GOAL

13. GOAL 3-2 AL-NASSR: AL-NASSR CAPTAIN, SULTAN AL-GHANNAM, RIFLES THE BALL HIGH INTO THE NET AFTER A SCRAMBLE IN THE BOX

14. AL-GHANNAM CELEBRATING

15. REPLAY OF AL-GHANNAM'S GOAL

16. VARIOUS OF FULL-TIME WHISTLE BEING BLOWN / END OF MATCH

STORY: Al-Nassr left it late to beat Damac 3-2 in the Saudi Pro League on Tuesday (April 22), relying on a stoppage-time goal from stand-in captain Sultan Al-Ghannam to give them all three points.

11th-placed Damac opened the scoring in the first half with defender Ramzi Solan heading home at the back post to give them an early lead.

Their advantage lasted less than ten minutes though as Spanish centre back Aymeric Laporte's deflected shot got Al-Nassr back on level terms.

Al-Nassr took the lead in the second half after a smart first-time finish from Ali Alhassan, only for Damac's Nicolae Stanciu to respond with a brilliant strike of his own.

Al-Ghannam, wearing the captain's armband in place of Cristiano Ronaldo, proved the hero for Al-Nassr as he reacted fastest in the box to slam home a loose ball in the 94th minute.

Al-Nassr remain in third place on the table with 60 points, eight points behind leaders Al-Ittihad.

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