“Cristiano Ronaldo opens the scoring after Al Nassr's persistent early pressure, finishing off an assist from Angelo Gabriel.”
Pivotal“Abdullah Al-Hamdan doubles Al Nassr's lead after a spell of pressure that saw a shot and a header blocked before the breakthrough.”
Pivotal“Nabil Fekir pulls a goal back for Abha, giving the visitors hope late on after Al Nassr's double substitution failed to settle the game immediately.”
Al Nassr
Abha
Outstanding performance
Al Nassr•AttackerAl Nassr controlled this one from the front, with Ronaldo breaking the deadlock in the 22nd minute after sustained pressure that included multiple corners. Abdullah Al-Hamdan doubled the lead just past the hour mark, capping a spell where Al Nassr peppered the Abha goal after a blocked shot and a blocked header in the build-up. The hosts were utterly dominant statistically - 19 shots to 5, 64 dangerous attacks to 25, and 89% pass accuracy - but Abha refused to fold, with Nabil Fekir pulling one back in the 75th minute to set up a nervy finish. Despite the late scare, Al Nassr's control (77-37 in the dominance metric) proved decisive, and the result keeps them firmly in the title conversation while Abha's stubborn resistance, reflected in their 17 tackles, wasn't quite enough to salvage a point.
How entertaining was this match?
Corner awarded.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Michy Batshuayi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Basil Al-Sayali comes on for Firas Alghamdi.
Kheshim Al-Qahtani is on, and Abdullah Al-Fahad is off.
Offside.
Ayman Yahya comes on for Abdulla Al Hamdan.
Salem Al Najdi comes on for Saad Al-Nasser.
Nabil FekirNabil Fekir scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Nabil Fekir scores, making it 2-1.
Nawaf Al Ghulaimish replaces Mohammed Al Zaid.
Offside.
Bader Al Mutairi receives a yellow card.
Bader Al Mutairi is on, and Abdulkarim Darisi is off.
Khaled Al Shamrani is on, and Safwan Aljohani is off.
Shot from Abdulla Al Hamdan with his right foot results in a goal.
Goal! Abdulla Al Hamdan scores, making it 2-0.
Offside.
Abdulla Al Hamdan's header attempt is blocked.
Samuel Almeida Costa takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Abdulla Al Hamdan's header is blocked.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Sadio Mane's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 1-0.
Nabil Fekir takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Alimani Gory takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Abdulla Al Hamdan attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Angelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Cristiano Ronaldo takes a right-footed shot that hits the post.
Offside.
Offside.
Alimani Gory takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Offside.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Cristiano RonaldoShot by Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro with a header results in a goal.
assist: Ângelo
Goal! Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Angelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno.
Corner awarded.
Abdulla Al Hamdan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Samuel Almeida Costa takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Angelo Gabriel Borges Damaceno takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Kick-off has occurred!
