Al Khaleej vs Al Nassr, 2024-25 Saudi Pro League
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Cristiano Ronaldo nets brace, moves top of Saudi scoring chart
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Al-Nassr in a 3-1 victory over Al-Khaleej on Tuesday to move top of the Saudi Pro League goalscoring charts
Match Commentary
- 23': Waheb Saleh (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 23'
- 34': Saeed Al Hamsal (Al Khaleej) Red Card at 34'
- 45'+5': Nawaf Boushal (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 50'
- 45': Khaled Al Samiri (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Salem Al Najdi (Al Nassr) Substitution at 45'
- 45': Saad Haqawi (Al Nassr) Substitution at 45'
- 64': Murad Al Hawsawi (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 64'
- 65': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 65'
- 73': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Nassr) Substitution at 73'
- 76': Salem Al Najdi (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 76'
- 80': Kostas Fortounis (Al Khaleej) Penalty - Scored at 80'
- 81': Sultan Al-Ghannam (Al Nassr) Goal at 81'
- 82': Fábio Martins (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 82'
- 84': Mohamed Simakan (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 84'
- 90': Mohamed Sherif (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 90'
- 90'+2': Arif Al Haydar (Al Khaleej) Substitution at 92'
- 90'+3': Mohammed Al-Fatil (Al Nassr) Substitution at 93'
- 90'+5': Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Al Nassr) Yellow Card at 95'
- 90'+6': Rebocho (Al Khaleej) Yellow Card at 96'
- 90'+8': Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr) Goal at 98'
Statistics
 NSR |
KHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 69.8 | Possession | 30.2 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 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 |
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 13,432
Saudi Pro League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ittihad | 34 | +44 | 83 |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 34 | +54 | 75 |
| 3 | Al Nassr | 34 | +42 | 70 |
| 4 | Al Qadsiah | 34 | +22 | 68 |
Line-Ups
Al Khaleej (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ibrahim Sehic (GK) |
| 3 | Mohammed Khubrani |
| 32 | Marcel Tisserand |
| 5 | Rebocho  |
| 39 | Saeed Al Hamsal  |
| 17 | Kostas Fortounis |
| 18 | Murad Al Hawsawi |
| 15 | Mansour Hamzi |
| 11 | Abdullah Al-Salem |
| 10 | Fábio Martins |
| 47 | Waheb Saleh |
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Bento (GK) |
| 78 | Ali Lajami |
| 3 | Mohamed Simakan |
| 12 | Nawaf Bu Washl |
| 2 | Sultan Al-Ghannam |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 19 | Ali Al-Hassan |
| 11 | Marcelo Brozovic |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 20 | Ângelo Gabriel |
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