Al Nassr vs Al Raed, 2024-25 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League

Al Nassr

34': Cristiano Ronaldo

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Al Raed

49': Mohammed Fouzair (P)

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Match Timeline

16': Mubarak Abdul Rahman Al Rajeh (Al Raed) Yellow Card at 16'
20': Khalid Mohammed Al Subaie (Al Raed) Yellow Card at 20'
27': Mohammad Al-Dawsari (Al Raed) Yellow Card at 27'
34': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 34'
45'+6': Marcelo Brozovic (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 51'
48': Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 48'
49': Mohammed Fouzair (Al Raed) Penalty - Scored at 49'
56': Oumar Gonzalez (Al Raed) Yellow Card at 56'
68': Sami Al-Najei (Al Nassr) Substitution at 68'
83': Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Nassr) Substitution at 83'
83': Mukhtar Ali (Al Nassr) Substitution at 83'
90'+1': Nawaf Sahli (Al Raed) Substitution at 91'
90'+3': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 93'
90'+8': Rakan Al Dosari (Al Raed) Substitution at 98'
90'+9': Nawaf Sahli (Al Raed) Yellow Card at 99'
90'+12': Bander Whaeshi (Al Raed) Substitution at 102'

Statistics

RAE		NSR
10	Fouls	12
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	13
7	Saves	4
27.7	Possession	72.3
7	SHOTS	28
5	ON GOAL	8
0.7	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	7
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 8,951

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	29	+58	76
2	Al Hilal	28	+50	68
3	Al Ahli	28	+35	66
4	Al Qadsiah	29	+36	62

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
27	Aymeric Laporte
78	Ali Lajami
13	Alex Telles
2	Sultan Al-Ghannam
25	Otávio
17	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
11	Marcelo Brozovic
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
10	Sadio Mané
94	Talisca

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Salem Al Najdi, Mohammed Maran, Mukhtar Ali, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Nawaf Boushal, Ameen Al-Bukhari, Mohammed Al-Fatil, Sami Al-Najei.

Al Raed (5-4-1)

No.	Name
50	Meshari Sunyur (GK)
21	Oumar Gonzalez
28	Hamad Al Jayzani
94	Mubarak Al-Rajeh
45	Yahya Sunbul
32	Mohammad Al-Dawsari
8	Mathias Normann
24	Khalid Al Subaie
15	Saleh Al-Jamaan
10	Mohammed Fouzair
7	Amir Sayoud

Al Raed Substitutes:

Abdullah Ibrahim Al Rawdhan, Bander Whaeshi, Anas Al Zahrani, Basil Hilwan Al Anzi, Rakan Al Dosari, Nawaf Sahli, Raid Al-Ghamdi, Omar Ahmed Shami.

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