AL-KHUBAR, Saudi Arabia (Interstat) — Nardo defeated Verdal 3-1 on Thursday in the NOR 3. Division at EGO Stadium. Moussa Diaby scored twice, including the decisive left-footed goal in the 79th minute. Houssem Aouar opened the scoring in the third minute with a right-footed strike. Khalid Al Ghannam added a goal in the 26th minute. Verdal’s lone goal came from Diaby’s first, a right-footed effort in the 19th minute.

The match featured four yellow cards. Francisco Calvo was cautioned in the 17th minute, followed by Fabinho in the 44th, Sergio Conceição in first-half stoppage time and Muhannad Al Shanqiti deep in second-half added time.

Nardo improved to 1-0-0 in the competition and across all competitions. Verdal fell to 0-1-0 in both standings. The game marked Week 26 of the league schedule.