{"id":107213,"date":"2025-11-06T23:39:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107213"},"modified":"2025-11-06T23:39:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:09:13","slug":"afc-champions-league-2025-fc-goa-0-4-al-nassr-fc-al-nassrs-quality-edge-see-the-saudi-side-past-the-gaurs-in-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=107213","title":{"rendered":"AFC Champions League 2025: FC Goa 0 \u2013 4 Al Nassr FC :Al Nassr\u2019s quality edge see the Saudi side past the Gaurs in Riyadh\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Goa Khabar : At the Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, FC Goa endured a challenging evening as they fell 0\u20134 to Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr in their AFC Champions League Two Group D clash.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The hosts took an early grip on proceedings, moving the ball with assurance and forcing Goa onto the back foot. Their breakthrough arrived in the 35th minute when Abdulrahman Ghareeb curled home a superb free-kick, setting the tone for the night.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite the setback, Goa did not retreat into their shell. The Gaurs looked to build forward when possible, showing intent in transition and composure in possession under pressure. After the restart, Al Nassr\u2019s individual quality told once again as Ghareeb struck for his second before Mohammed Maran and Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix added to the tally.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Head coach Manolo Marquez introduced a series of young Indian players in the second half including Rabeeh, Ayush Chhetri to inject fresh energy and intent. While Al Nassr\u2019s super sub Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix left his mark at the other end with a late goal, FC Goa\u2019s own super sub Rabeeh nearly made his impact felt too, pressing high to chase down a loose ball and almost capitalising before the goalkeeper intervened at the last moment.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Though the scoreline reflected the hosts\u2019 superiority, Goa\u2019s endeavour never waned. The team continued to push forward in spells and remained committed to their attacking principles against a world-class opponent. In the end, Al Nassr\u2019s experience and finishing quality proved decisive.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With their continental campaign nearing its close, FC Goa will now turn their attention back home to domestic duties preparing for the semi-finals of the AIFF Super Cup 2025, where they will look to channel the lessons from this outing into another spirited performance on Indian soil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar : At the Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, FC Goa endured a challenging evening as they fell 0\u20134 to Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr in their AFC Champions League Two Group D clash. The hosts took an early grip on proceedings, moving the ball with assurance and forcing Goa onto the back foot. Their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":107214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,155],"tags":[3794],"class_list":["post-107213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6","category-155","tag-featured"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107215,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107213\/revisions\/107215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}