Saudi Pro League

FT Friday, August 29, 2025
Al Nassr LWWWL 5
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Al Taawoun LLDWL 0
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NSR145
TAA000
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium · 11,313 att.

Match Report

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João Félix hat trick, Ronaldo pen give Al Nassr wining start

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty and João Félix netted a hat trick as Al Nassr beat Al Taawoun 5-0 in their Saudi Pro League season opener.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
5
59.4
Possession
40.6
21
SHOTS
4
10
ON GOAL
1
0.5
On Target %
0.3
2
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
4
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

TAA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

TAA · 4-3-3

  1. 13Abdulquddus AtiahG
  2. 23Waleed Al-AhmedCD-L
  3. 3Andrei GirottoCD-R
  4. 16Renne RivasLB
  5. 5Mohammed MahzariRB
  6. 18Aschraf El MahdiouiCM
  7. 77Abdulelah HawsawiLM
  8. 8FlávioRM
  9. 10Roger MartínezF
  10. 99Musa BarrowLF
  11. 7Mohammed Al KuwaykibiRF

Substitutes

  1. 17Mohammed Al AqelSUB
  2. 24Moustapha SémbèneSUB
  3. 14Fahad Bin JumayahSUB
  4. 27Sultan MandashSUB
  5. 28Turki Al ShaifanSUB
  6. 9Abdulfattah AdamSUB
  7. 32Al MufarrijSUB
  8. 29Ahmed Saleh BahusaynSUB
  9. 1MailsonSUB

NSR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Nawaf Al-AqidiG
  2. 26Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 3Mohamed SimakanCD-R
  4. 23Aiman YahyaLB
  5. 12Nawaf BoushalRB
  6. 79João FélixAM
  7. 20Ângelo GabrielLM
  8. 11Marcelo BrozovicRM
  9. 7Cristiano RonaldoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéAM-L
  11. 21Kingsley ComanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Abdullah Al-KhaibariSUB
  2. 2Sultan Al-GhannamSUB
  3. 29Abdulrahman GhareebSUB
  4. 83Salem Al NajdiSUB
  5. 36Raghid Al-NajjarSUB
  6. 4Nader Al SharariSUB
  7. 16Mohammed MaranSUB
  8. 30Meshari Al NemerSUB
  9. 19Ali Al-HassanSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' João Félix (Al Nassr) Goal at 7'
  2. 16' Roger Martínez (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 16'
  3. 35' Flávio (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 35'
  4. 54' Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Penalty - Scored at 54'
  5. 55' Kingsley Coman (Al Nassr) Goal at 55'
  6. 58' Abdulfattah Adam (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 58'
  7. 58' Sultan Mandash (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 58'
  8. 61' Aiman Yahya (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 61'
  9. 63' Fahad Bin Jumayah (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 63'
  10. 67' João Félix (Al Nassr) Goal at 67'
  11. 74' Al Mufarrij (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 74'
  12. 74' Mohammed Al Aqel (Al Taawoun) Substitution at 74'
  13. 75' Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr) Substitution at 75'
  14. 75' Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Nassr) Substitution at 75'
  15. 84' Fahad Bin Jumayah (Al Taawoun) Yellow Card at 84'
  16. 87' João Félix (Al Nassr) Goal at 87'
  17. 90' Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'
  18. 90' Ali Al-Hassan (Al Nassr) Substitution at 90'

Saudi Pro League News

All news
ESPN ESPN Cristiano Ronaldo goal tracker: Road to 1,000 career goals With Cristiano Ronaldo on the quest to score 1,000 goals, ESPN provides goal-by-goal analysis of the Portuguese superstar's quest. News ESPN News Services Cristiano Ronaldo claims disputed goal in Al Nassr win over Al Faisaly Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated scoring the 982nd goal of his career in Al Nassr 3-1 victory over Al Faisaly in the Saudi Pro League on Friday, although it may yet go down as an own goal. News PA Cristiano Ronaldo misses penalty for Al Nassr in 1st game since Portugal suspension Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty in his first match since being suspended by the Portuguese Football Federation as Al Nassr beat Saudi Pro League rivals Neom 1-0. News ESPN Ex-Man City winger Riyad Mahrez joins Qatari side Al-Shamal as free agent Former Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has joined Qatari side Al-Shamal SC on a free transfer.