3 – 1
“Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat broke the deadlock for Al-Qadsiah, rewarding the home side's early territorial dominance and giving them a deserved lead.”
Pivotal“João Félix levelled for Al Nassr just before half-time, threatening to swing momentum toward the visitors heading into the break.”
Pivotal“Musab Al-Juwayr restored Al-Qadsiah's advantage just ten minutes into the second half, ending any fleeting belief Al Nassr had carried from Félix's equaliser and effectively breaking the contest open again.”
Pivotal“Julián Quiñones added a third to kill the contest, converting to make it 3-1 and confirm Al-Qadsiah's commanding victory.”
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Al-Qadsiah
Al Nassr
Outstanding performance
Al-Qadsiah•MidfielderAl-Qadsiah produced a tactically disciplined and physically impressive performance to hand Al Nassr a damaging 3-1 defeat, a result that will raise serious questions about the Riyadh club's title credentials. The home side were the superior team across the majority of the contest, generating seven big chances to Al Nassr's one and recording six shots on target to the visitors' two — a statistical picture that tells the real story of an afternoon when Al Nassr's defensive fragility was ruthlessly exposed. Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat's opener on 24 minutes set the tone, and though João Félix equalised smartly just before the break, Al-Qadsiah's response was swift and decisive: Musab Al-Juwayr restored their lead nine minutes into the second half, and Julián Quiñones buried a third on 78 minutes to seal a thoroughly merited victory. Al Nassr's discipline also unravelled across the afternoon — three yellow cards, including one for João Félix just minutes after his equaliser — and by the final whistle they looked a side running out of answers at a critical stage of the campaign.
How entertaining was this match?
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Abdulrahman Ghareeb comes on for Inigo Martinez Berridi.
Sultan Al Ghannam replaces Nawaf Al-Boushail.
Abdulla Al Hamdan replaces Kingsley Coman.
Ayman Yahya takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Julian Quinones scores with a right-footed shot.
Julian Quinones scores with a right-footed shot.
Saad Al-Nasser is on, and Angelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno is off.
Ali Hazazi comes on for Musab Fahz Aljuwayr.
Gabriel Carvalho is on, and Abdullah Al-Salem is off.
Kingsley Coman's left-footed shot is blocked.
Abdullah Al Khaibari takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ayman Yahya comes on for Abdullah Al Khaibari.
Abdullah Al Khaibari takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Julian Quinones takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot by Otavinho, but he misses with a left-footed shot.
Abdulelah Al-Amri takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kingsley Coman's left-footed shot is blocked.
Musab Al-JuwayrMusab Fahz Aljuwayr takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Marcelo Brozovic takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Nahitan Nandez takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
João FélixJoao Felix Sequeira takes a left-footed shot and scores.
Cristiano Ronaldo takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
Jehad Thakri takes a header shot but misses.
Julian Quinones takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Shot from Mohammed Waheeb Abu Al-Shamat with his right foot results in a goal.
Julian Quinones takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Christopher Bonsu Baah takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Mohammed Waheeb Abu Al-Shamat takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cristiano Ronaldo takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kingsley Coman takes a right-footed shot but misses.
League leaders Al Nassr arrive at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium riding a 20-match unbeaten run and eyeing their first Saudi Pro League title since 2018-19, but they face a fourth-placed Al-Qadsiah side that has not lost at home all season. With Cristiano Ronaldo chasing a title and Julián Quiñones in sensational form for the hosts, this clash has all the ingredients for a classic Sunday showdown.
