Al Nassr vs Abha, 2022-23 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League
Al Nassr
  • 78': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 86': Talisca (P)
FT
2 - 1
Abha
  • 26': Abdulfattah Adam
  • Red Card 80': Zakaria Al Sudani

Cristiano Ronaldo nets from distance in Al Nassr win over Abha

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal at Al Nassr's home ground Mrsool Park in a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Abha on Saturday night.

Game Information

Competition: Saudi Pro League

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 19,564

Saudi Pro League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Hilal 11 +23 30
2 Al Qadsiah 12 +20 28
3 Al Nassr 11 +17 28
4 Al Ittihad 11 +10 24
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NSR Al Nassr (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
44 Nawaf Al-Aqidi (GK)
21 Álvaro González
5 Abdulelah Al-Amri
17 Abdullah Al-Khaibari Yellow Card
13 Ghislain Konan Yellow Card
2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem Yellow Card
18 Luiz Gustavo
29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
94 Talisca
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr Substitutes:
Agustín Rossi, Abdullah Madu, Nawaf Boushal, Jaloliddin Masharipov, Majed Qasheesh, Mohammed Maran, Ali Al-Hassan, Ali Lajami, Mohammed Al-Fatil.

ABH Abha (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Devis Epassy (GK)
19 Amine Attouchi Yellow Card
4 Suad Natiq
3 Abdullah Al Dossary
39 Saeed Al Hamsal
34 Driess Saddiki
21 Zakaria Al Sudani Yellow Card
88 Saad Alsaluli
10 Saad Bguir Yellow Card
20 Felipe Caicedo Yellow Card
9 Abdulfattah Adam
Abha Substitutes:
Uros Matic, Abdulrahman Al Bouq, Nawaf Al Saadi, Mansour Jawhar, Nasser Alomran, Mohammed Al-Konaideri, Sari Amro, Mutair Al Zahrani, Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Alawi.

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