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Al Nasr


1998 Asian Cup Winners' Cup

       2 matches and 1 goal

   Stoichkov was on a loan to the Saudi club.His deal was reported to be $200,000 for two matches in April 1998.
   Hristo played in the semi-final and the final of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup tournament.In the first match versus Turkmenistan's Kopetdag Al Nasr won 2:1.Hristo was dragged down by the Kopetdag goalkeeper and won a penalty,which he missed three minutes later.Seven minutes later Stoichkov started the move,which saw Muhaisen Jumaan Al Dossary score.
   In the second and last game Hristo played for Al Nasr-the final for the Asian Cup Winner's Cup,he scored the only goal of the match in the 12th minute,thus bringing the Saudi team the Asian title.



BBC NEWS Monday, 20 December, 1999
(Refering the Al Nasr Participation in the World Club Championship)

     .....the one player who did more than any other to secure the continent's leading
     piece of club silverware will not be with the team in South America. 

     Bulgarian big-shot

     Hristo Stoichkov, footballing mercenary par excellence, was drafted into the
     Al-Nassr team for the semi-final and the final of the Asian SuperCup. 

     The veteran Bulgarian striker and former European Footballer of the Year missed a
     penalty in the semi against Coptrang of Turkistan. 

     But Al-Nassr still scraped through to the final, where Stoichkov redeemed
     himself by scoring the only goal of the game against South Korean team
     Samsung. 

     Stoichkov's successful two-match stint with the club earned him a one-off payment of £130,000. 

     The Bulgarian's short-term recruitment is not the first time Al-Nassr have drafted in
     star players to help them for big matches.....
 

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