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

· Saudi Pro League

Al Hilal

62': Ali Al-Bulayhi

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Al Nassr

45'+4': Ali Al-Hassan
47': Cristiano Ronaldo
88': Cristiano Ronaldo (P)

Ronaldo double gives Al Nassr win in Riyadh derby

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half, including a penalty, to guide Al-Nassr to a 3-1 win over Al-Hilal in the race for the Saudi Pro League title on Friday.

Match Timeline

45'+4': Ali Al-Hassan (Al Nassr) Goal at 49'
47': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 47'
54': Rúben Neves (Al Hilal) Yellow Card at 54'
62': Otávio (Al Nassr) Substitution at 62'
62': Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al Hilal) Goal at 62'
64': Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al Hilal) Substitution at 64'
64': Marcos Leonardo (Al Hilal) Substitution at 64'
70': Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr) Substitution at 70'
77': Majed Qasheesh (Al Nassr) Substitution at 77'
81': Moteb Alharbi (Al Hilal) Substitution at 81'
82': Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal) Substitution at 82'
88': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Penalty - Scored at 88'

Statistics

NSR		HIL
7	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	10
2	Saves	5
41.1	Possession	58.9
18	SHOTS	16
8	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.2
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
5	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: Kingdom Arena
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 25,187

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Nassr	9	+25	27
2	Al Hilal	9	+15	23
3	Al Taawoun	9	+11	22
4	Al Ahli	9	+6	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Hilal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
37	Yassine Bounou (GK)
5	Ali Al-Bulayhi
3	Kalidou Koulibaly
6	Renan Lodi
88	Hamad Al-Yami
22	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic
28	Mohamed Kanno
8	Rúben Neves
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
29	Salem Al-Dawsari
77	Malcom

Al Hilal Substitutes:

Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Khalid Al-Ghannam, Marcos Leonardo, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Mohammed Al-Owais, Khalifah Al-Dawsari, Moteb Al-Harbi, Nasser Al-Dawsari.

Al Nassr (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
78	Ali Lajami
3	Mohamed Simakan
83	Salem Al Najdi
2	Sultan Al-Ghannam
11	Marcelo Brozovic
19	Ali Al-Hassan
10	Sadio Mané
23	Aiman Yahya
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
9	Jhon Durán

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Majed Qasheesh, Awad Aman, Mohammed Maran, Ahmad Al-Harbi, Otávio, Aymeric Laporte.

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