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

· Saudi Pro League
  • 62': Ali Al-Bulayhi
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1 - 3
  • 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 Commentary

  • 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': Ali Al-Bulayhi (Al Hilal) Goal at 62'
  • 62': Otávio (Al Nassr) Substitution 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

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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 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

HIL 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 Yellow Card
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic
29 Salem Al-Dawsari
77 Malcom

NSR 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

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