Al Nasr took three points with Cristiano Ronaldo at the forefront.
Al Nasr defeated Al Raed 3-1 in the 6th round of the 2023-24 Saudi Professional League held at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia at midnight on the 17th (Korean time). As a result, Al Nasr jumped to 5th place with 4 wins and 2 losses (12 points) along with 4 consecutive wins.
Al Nasr featured Cristiano Ronaldo, Abdulrahman Gharib, Otaviu, Sadio Mane, Marcello Brozovic, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Alex Telles, Emric Laporte, Ali Razami, Sultan Al-Ghanam and Nawaf Al-Aqidi.
Al Nasr swallowed his regret. In the 15th minute of the first half, Ronaldo caught the ball in front of the penalty box and made a bold mid-range shot. However, he missed the goal a lot. Then, in the 16th minute of the first half, Mane cut into the center of the penalty box from the right side and shot. The goalkeeper hit the powerful ball.
It continued. In the 17th minute of the first half, Telles crossed early and Mane rushed in and stretched out his feet. However, it was not hit properly and the goal was ignored.
We finally scored the first goal. In the 1st minute of added time in the first half, Mane received a pass from Alganam and shot diagonally inside the penalty box, and the ball was sucked into the corner of the far post.
Al Nasr had the numerical superiority. In the 2nd minute of extra time in the first half, Mane’s forward pressure was successful, and Vander Huasi, who tried to block it,메이저사이트 caught and knocked him down, and the referee raised a direct red card. Ronaldo took the kicker from a free kick right in front of the penalty box, but hit the defense and missed the goal slightly.
The first half ended with Al Nasr leading 1-0.
Al Nasr scored an additional goal in the second half. In the 4th minute of the second half, Taliska, who received a pass from Alganam, fired a powerful shot in front of the penalty box. The ball passed through the top of the right goal. Score 2-0.
Mane missed a decisive chance. In the 10th minute of the second half, Alganam made an accurate cross from the right side, and Mane, who was rushing from the other side, had a no-mark chance. However, he could not hit his foot properly and went out of the goal.
Ronaldo swallowed his regret. In the 19th minute of the second half, a free kick was awarded from the penalty arc, and Ronaldo took the kicker. The aim at the top of the right goal was slightly off. Additionally, in the 22nd minute of the second half, Ronaldo’s mid-range shot fell into the goalkeeper’s arms.
Ronaldo also scored a goal. In the 33rd minute of the second half, Ronaldo received a pass from Talisca and shot after passing a defender inside the penalty box. The ball flew strong and stuck. It was Ronaldo’s 7th league goal this season.
Ronaldo’s multiple goals were canceled out. In the 37th minute of the second half, a cannonball shot was made diagonally inside the penalty box, and the ball hit the goalkeeper’s body and went out.
Al Raed scored a consolation goal. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Abdullah Al Amari gave up a penalty kick (PK) due to an unreasonable tackle in the penalty box. Muhammad Fujair took the kicker and succeeded with a Panenka kick.
Six minutes of extra time were given in the second half. And in the 6th minute of added time in the second half, an accurate lobbed pass was delivered to Ronaldo, who was penetrating the goal. And after Ronaldo took the ball well, he scored with a simple left-footed shot. However, offside was declared at the time of penetration. The match ended with Al Nasr winning 3-1.