Mane’s decisive goal in extra time secures the home team’s advancement after a challenging and contentious 1-0 football match. Al Nassr successfully progresses to the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup of Champions tournament.
Following an exhilarating 120 minutes of back-and-forth football, filled with drama and a late game-winning goal, Al Nassr’s 1-0 victory over Al Ettifaq in the Round of 16 of the King’s Cup of Champions might just be one of the most thrilling matches of the season.
Mane’s extra-time winner secured the home team’s progression after an intense, and at times contentious, battle on the football field.
Ettifaq started the match strongly, creating numerous goal-scoring opportunities. However, their forwards couldn’t breach the defenses of Al Nassr, with Nawaf Alaqidi standing firm in goal and Abdulelah Al-Amri forming an impenetrable center-back partnership.
Al Nassr gradually gained control of the game, dictating possession and pressing forward in the first half. The score remained deadlocked at halftime after 45 minutes of play. However, the match’s first goal appeared to come in stoppage time when Anderson Talisca finished off a first-time strike from Mane’s left-flank cross. Unfortunately, the goal was disallowed following a controversial VAR review, as Ronaldo had been in an offside position, even though he didn’t interfere with the ball’s path.
Source: Sportstar
