Al-Ettifaq wasted no time in punishing Al-Nassr. With Al-Alami down to ten men, Slovak star Duda pounced to hand the visitors the lead in Tuesday's third-round clash in the Saudi Roshn League.
The goal arrived in the 31st minute. Duda collected the ball on the edge of the Al-Nassr box, and with nobody closing him down, he found the space to steady himself and fire towards goal.
His shot looked tame. Yet young substitute keeper Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi made a mess of it, letting the ball slip through his hands and into the net to gift Al-Ettifaq a precious early lead.
For Al-Nassr keeper Bento, the goal only deepened the misery. He had already left his side a man light in the 12th minute, sent off with a straight red for tripping Musa Dembele outside the box as the Al-Ettifaq forward bore down on goal.
Off went Bento, on came Al-Otaibi, and Al-Nassr were left to see out the game with ten men.