Ahli blanked its visitor Al-Nasr 2-0 in the second round of the Zain Saudi Professional League at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium here Friday. Brazilian striker of Ahli, Victor Simoes, made no mistake from the spot to put his team ahead in the 25th minute before he succeeded from the same spot once again to seal the host team's win in the 33rd minute. Nasr players attacked for the first five minutes of the match, but then they drew back which allowed the Greens to press on them and dominate. The pressure forced Nasr defenders; Omar Hawsawi and Hussein Abdul-Ghani, make two deadly mistakes in their box. Referee Abdurrahman Al-Ameri was strict enough. After the break, Argentinean coach of Nasr, Gustavo Costas replaced striker Sa'ad Al-Harthi with Ahli's former striker, Malki Mo'ath, who recently moved to Nasr. However, Ahli continued their fine performance. Ahli midfielder, Waleed Bakhashwain received a red card for his offensive performance against Ghalib of Nasr. Ahli is now third with six points on a single goal difference behind Al-Shabab and Al-Ittifaq. Nasr, on the other hand, is seventh with three points. At Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Madina Al-Munawwarah, Al-Qadisiyah won 3-0 over its host Al-Ansar. Qadisiyah is sixth on three points while Ansar is 13th with no points. Elsewhere, Al-Faisali defeated its host Al-Ra'id 4-1 at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium. Faisali is fifth with three points while Ra'id occupies the bottom of the standings with no points. __
