Al-Nassr beat AD Mérida 2-0 in 2026 Friendly Match at Al-Awwal Park

The game, in that final stretch of the second half, experienced a slight drop in pace, with little happening on the pitch. Al-Nassr tried to maintain possession and control the game, while AD Mérida attempted to reduce the deficit through fast breaks.

Csenterics felt pain shortly after the save and, as a precaution (and to give the other goalkeeper some playing time as well), AD Mérida made another substitution, with the goalkeeper leaving the field and Alex Gil coming on. The game slowed down in the final minutes.

Al-Nassr managed a good arrival in the attacking field, with a shot from Camara, for Csenterics to defend. The goalkeeper saved AD Mérida from conceding the third goal in today's friendly match, appearing for the first time in the match!

After the hydration break, AD Mérida returned for the second half pressing and managing to impose their rhythm on the game, troubling Al-Nassr, who now had a 2-0 lead and were able to remain comfortable in the match.

We then had another hydration break due to the intense heat at the time. Both teams, in that second half, managed to maintain a fast pace, just like in the first, even with the substitutions and the fact that it was pre-season.

Carlos received the pass up front and shot powerfully from the edge of the box, hitting the crossbar, in one of the first good attacks by AD Mérida, who managed to trouble the Al-Nassr defense for the first time in the game!

The second half saw changes for AD Mérida, who fielded a completely new lineup: Csenterics, Jay, Chechu, Nacho, Martin, Doncel, Sofiane, Sandoval, Beneit, Amaro, and Eneas, with every position changed.

Continuing to press, Al-Nassr began to increase the pace of the game, managing to control the actions and create dangerous chances in the attacking field, even winning a corner, taken in the area for the defense to clear away once again.

We continued at a strong pace. Al-Nassr maintained possession and exchanged passes in the attacking half, dominating the game and managing to pressure AD Mérida in defense, where the Spanish team could no longer break away with speed as before.

In the final minutes, AD Mérida managed to apply high pressure and create dangerous chances, attempting to build attacks. However, the finishing touch came from Camara, who broke free and, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, shot only to be saved by Juhász.

And, with a long delay, we had the Al-Nassr lineup, which played this friendly with the following starting 11: Al-Aqidi, Al-Sharari, Qasheesh, Housawi, Aman, Abdulkareem, Al-Jaber, Coman, Wesley, Ângelo and Camara.

We then had a hydration break due to the intense heat at the time, with both teams trying to impose a strong pace on the game, which also contributed to that welcome opportunity for the players to hydrate during the friendly match.

Al-Nassr once again had a long-range shot, but Juhász palmed the ball away, preventing AD Mérida from conceding a second goal. The friendly continued at a high pace, but the score remained 1-0 at that stage of the game.

After opening the scoring, Al-Nassr continued to exchange passes and control the game. AD Mérida seemed to feel the impact of the goal, closing up defensively and preventing further dangerous attacks from the Saudi team in that early stage of the friendly match.

On the right, Mérida won a corner, taken in the area for the defense to clear. We started the game with an attempt at intensity where Al-Nassr wanted to maintain possession, but saw AD Mérida looking to put pressure on the attack.