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

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Al Nassr

56': Cristiano Ronaldo
64': Cristiano Ronaldo

FT
2 - 1

Al Riyadh

45'+2': Faïz Selemani
90'+4': Ahmad Asiri

Ronaldo scores stunning volley to hand Al Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, including a stunning volleyed effort, to give Al Nassr a come-from-behind win over the visiting Al Riyadh in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.

Match Timeline

19': Jhon Durán (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 19'
45'+2': Faïz Selemani (Al Riyadh) Goal at 47'
45': Mohammed Al Aqel (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 45'
45': Ângelo Gabriel (Al Nassr) Substitution at 45'
45': Aymeric Laporte (Al Nassr) Substitution at 45'
45': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (Al Nassr) Substitution at 45'
56': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 56'
59': Bernard Mensah (Al Riyadh) Yellow Card at 59'
64': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 64'
69': Enes Sali (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 69'
79': Talal Haji (Al Riyadh) Substitution at 79'
80': Abdulelah Al Khaibari (Al Riyadh) Yellow Card at 80'
82': Ibrahim Bayesh (Al Riyadh) Yellow Card at 82'
85': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Nassr) Substitution at 85'
87': Ângelo Gabriel (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 87'
90'+4': Ahmad Asiri (Al Riyadh) Red Card at 94'
90'+11': Salem Al Najdi (Al Nassr) Substitution at 101'
90'+12': Marzouq Tambakti (Al Riyadh) Yellow Card at 102'

Statistics

RIY		NSR
19	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	7
33.1	Possession	66.9
15	SHOTS	19
8	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	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
2	Blocked Shots	0
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: 16,304

Saudi Pro League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Al Hilal	19	+29	47
2	Al Nassr	19	+31	46
3	Al Ahli	19	+21	44
4	Al Qadsiah	19	+26	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Al Nassr (4-4-2)

No.	Name
24	Bento (GK)
78	Ali Lajami
3	Mohamed Simakan
12	Nawaf Boushal
2	Sultan Al-Ghannam
25	Otávio
19	Ali Al-Hassan
10	Sadio Mané
23	Aiman Yahya
7	Cristiano Ronaldo
9	Jhon Durán

Al Nassr Substitutes:

Ângelo Gabriel, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Majed Qasheesh, Raghid Al-Najjar, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem, Aymeric Laporte, Salem Al Najdi, Ahmad Al-Harbi, Mohammed Maran.

Al Riyadh (4-4-2)

No.	Name
82	Milan Borjan (GK)
29	Ahmad Asiri
87	Marzouq Tambakti
8	Abdulelah Al Khaibari
27	Hussain Ali Alnwaiqi
43	Bernard Mensah
20	Tozé
11	Ibrahim Bayesh
17	Faïz Selemani
13	Mohamed Konaté
77	Sekou Lega

Al Riyadh Substitutes:

Yahya Alshehri, Abdurahman Al Shammeri, Suwailem Al Menhali, Talal Haji, Mohammed Al Aqel, Saud bin Zaydan, Nawaf Al Hawsawi, Rayan Al Bloushi, Enes Sali.

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