FC Goa went down 1-2 to Saudi Arabian giants Al- Nassr in their third Group A fixture of the AFC Champions League Two here on Wednesday.

In a match in the run-up to which there was a huge anticipation over megastar Cristiano Ronaldo’s participation for Al Nassr, the fancied visitors started dominating from the word go, scoring in the 10th and 27th minute through Angelo Gabriel and Haroune Camara respectively, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Super-sub Brison Fernandes came off the bench and reduced the margin for FC Goa with his 41st minute strike.

Before that, the 20-year-old Gabriel got the ball outside the box and unleashed a right-footed shot that rattled the FC Goa net to give Al-Nassr an early lead.

This was the young Brazilian’s second AFC Champions League Two goal.

Al-Nassr do

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