Al-Sakar and Damak played out a 0-0 draw in the first round of the First Division's regular season on Saturday. The match took place on 23rd August 2026 and ended without a single goal despite both sides creating chances. To be fair, neither team looked particularly threatening in the final third throughout the ninety minutes.
The match opened without incident, with the first notable event arriving in the thirty-sixth minute when N. Al Rashidi came off the bench for Al-Sakar. By then, the game had settled into a measured rhythm that neither manager seemed eager to disrupt. A yellow card for D. Sesugh at the hour mark was the only booking before half-time, suggesting a physical but controlled encounter.
The second half brought a flurry of changes from both managers. Damak introduced M. Al Shudukhi and H. Al Balawi together in the sixty-seventh minute, while Al-Sakar brought on Y. Sunbul shortly after. More substitutions followed: I. Al Qarni came off in the eightieth minute after receiving a yellow card in the seventy-second, and D. Al Tarif joined the fray in the eighty-second. M. Kpatai arrived for Al-Sakar in the ninety-first minute, with I. Al Harbi picking up a second yellow card for Damak two minutes later.
And here's the thing about the statistics — Damak dominated possession in terms of territory, registering 93 attacks compared to Al-Sakar's 77. The visitors also won five corners to three and completed more throw-ins, 28 to 14. Yet shots accuracy tells a different story: Damak managed only three shots on target from ten attempts, while Al-Sakar hit the target just once from nine attempts. By then, it was clear that numbers alone don't tell you much about a match like this.
The result keeps both sides at the bottom of the table, though they're only separated by one position. Al-Sakar sit twelfth with three points from three games, while Damak occupy eleventh with the same tally. Neither side has won anything yet this season — three draws apiece is not much to show for three matches. Both teams will be hoping to turn that around soon.