“Darwin Núñez opens the scoring early, finishing off a well-worked corner routine assisted by Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz after Chancel Mbemba's earlier header went astray.”
Pivotal“Al Draih double their lead after a flurry of efforts - Rodriguez hit the post, Núñez was blocked, then Rodriguez was saved before Adil Boulbina pounced on the rebound.”
Pivotal“Darwin Núñez grabs his second of the night, finishing off a Clayton Diandy assist after Diandy's own effort was blocked moments earlier, putting the result beyond doubt.”
Al Ettifaq
Al Diraiyah FC
Outstanding performance
Al Diraiyah FC•GoalkeeperAl Draih made their traveling trip count by taking the lead inside eight minutes through Darwin Núñez and never relinquishing control, doubling their advantage just after the hour through Adil Boulbina before Núñez completed his brace late on. Despite Al Ettifaq dominating the ball and territory with 427 passes to 367 and 31 dangerous attacks compared to just 14, they were undone by their opponents' clinical edge - Al Draih needed just three of their five big chances to find the net, while creating havoc from set pieces and quick transitions. Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz was the creative fulcrum, teeing up both of Núñez's goals and Boulbina's strike, while Al Ettifaq's inability to convert territorial dominance into genuine scoring threat - shown by their two big chances missed - left them with a mountain to climb. For a side sitting mid-table and searching for form, this defeat piles more pressure on, while Al Draih's away-day efficiency will boost confidence heading into the title race conversation.
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Moussa Dembele takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Faris Al Ghamdi takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Abdulelah Al Malki is on, and Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro is off.
Rayane Messi takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Abdullah Al-Bishi takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Meshari Al Nemer replaces Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz.
Darwin NúñezDarwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Clayton Diandy
Goal! Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro scores, making it 3-0, assisted by Clayton Diandy.
Clayton Diandy takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Abdullah Al-Bishi replaces Mishal Al-Alaeli.
Faris Al Ghamdi replaces Bersant Celina.
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 0-3.
Corner awarded.
Goal! The score is now 0-3.
Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro attempts a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Moussa Dembele attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz with his left foot, but it missed the target.
Hattan Bahebri takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Rayane Messi takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Idrissa Gana Gueye takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Offside.
On comes Mohamed Hameran, off goes Khalid Al-Asiri.
Hattan Bahebri comes on for Adil Boulbina.
Abdulaziz Al Faraj is on, and Taher Wadi is off.
Moussa Dembele attempts a header but misses the shot.
Offside.
Rayane Messi comes on for Jordan Larsson.
Khalid Al-Ghannam comes on for Yasir Shammari.
Adil BoulbinaShot! Adil Boulbina scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Óscar Rodríguez
Goal! Adil Boulbina scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz.
Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz with his right foot hits the post.
Yellow card issued to Meshal Khayrallah.
Alvaro Medran takes a left-footed shot but misses.
The first half ends with a score of 0-1.
Alvaro Medran takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Bersant Celina takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Corner awarded.
Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Moussa Dembele takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Moussa Dembele's left-footed shot is saved.
Shot - Alvaro Medran Just Right Footed Shot Missed
Corner awarded.
Mishal Al-Alaeli takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Meshal Khayrallah comes on for Radhi Al-Otaibe.
Khalid Al-AsiriYellow CardKhalid Al-Asiri receives a yellow card.
Bersant Celina attempted a header but missed the shot.
Radhi Al-Otaibe takes a shot with his right foot, but it hits the post.
Offside.
Offside.
Offside.
Bersant Celina takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Moussa Dembele takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Yasir Shammari's right-footed shot is blocked.
Darwin NúñezGoal! Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro scores with a right-footed shot.
Yasir Shammari takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
assist: Óscar Rodríguez
Goal! Darwin Gabriel Nunez Ribeiro scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz.
Chancel Mbemba Mangulu attempts a header but misses the shot.
Shot from Oscar Rodriguez Arnaiz with his right foot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
