FC Goa went down 1-2 to Saudi Arabian giants Al- Nassr of their third Group A fixture of the AFC Champions League Two right here on Wednesday.
In a match within the run-up to which there was an enormous anticipation over megastar Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation for Al Nassr, the fancied guests began dominating from the phrase go, scoring within the tenth and twenty seventh minute via Angelo Gabriel and Haroune Camara respectively, on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Tremendous-sub Brison Fernandes got here off the bench and diminished the margin for FC Goa together with his forty first minute strike.
Earlier than that, the 20-year-old Gabriel obtained the ball exterior the field and unleashed a right-footed shot that rattled the FC Goa web to offer Al-Nassr an early lead.
This was the younger Brazilian’s second AFC Champions League Two objective.
Al-Nassr doubled the lead when Camara scored fantastically off a cross from the left by Ayman, his try going previous a crowded Goa backline after a dominant show by his workforce which loved larger ball possession.
Then, earlier than the half time break, Brison struck for Goa after receiving a via ball from Borja Fernandez, having entered the field after beating his marker earlier than utilizing his proper foot to strike on the Al Nassr put up.
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In the direction of the top, David Timor obtained a straight crimson card for a problem to scale back FC Goa to 10 males.
Al-Nassr have maintained an ideal document until now, and prime Group D with eight factors. Previous to dealing with FC Goa, they cruised to a 5-0 win in opposition to FC Istiklol of their opening match, earlier than eking out a 2-0 victory in opposition to Al Zawraa SC.
FC Goa, then again, have endured a tough marketing campaign and are on the backside of the desk at the moment. The Gaurs started their marketing campaign with a 2–0 defeat to Al Zawraa SC earlier than taking place by the identical margin in opposition to Istiklol.