JEDDAH, 22 December 2006 — Al-Nasr lost the second match in the first leg Group B quarterfinal in the Arab Champions League against Al-Faisali of Jordan 1-0 in Jordan yesterday.
Al-Faisali were dangerous most of the time during the match and managed to limit Nasr movement to their midfield. After many unsuccessful attempts by Al-Faisali to score an early goal, the goal of the match came in the 87th minute of the second half from a fine header by Muaied Abu Kushk on the right hand side of the goalie Muhammad Al-Khojaly.
Nasr goalkeeper saved many dangerous attempts by Jordanian strikers to score. He could not bear the responsibility at goal because the defenders could not guard Abu Kushk properly.
With the result of this match, Nasr are still without a point from two loses against ES Setif in Riyadh 2-1 and 1-0 against Al-Faisali. Al-Faisali took the lead with 6 points. Nasr must win the upcoming matches in order to remain in contention because any draw or lose means a definite exit from the competition. The next match will be in Riyadh against Kuwait of Kuwait in the first leg matches in the group. The second leg matches in the group are scheduled to start in the month of February.
