Al Nassr vs Al Akhdoud Highlights, Saudi Pro League 2023-24 ...

90+6’ FULL TIME !! NAS 3-2 OKH

The referee blows the whistle for full-time. Al Nassr held its nerve to hold back a rejuvenated Al Khdoud side in the second half. Al Nassr keeps Al Hilal’s title celebrations on pause now as it closes the gap to nine points. Al Hilal can win the title on Saturday when it takes on Al Hazm.

90+5’ Substitution | NAS 3-2 OKH

Al Nassr: Al Aliwa is replaced by Al Fatil

90+3’ NAS 3-2 OKH

A total of six minutes to be played as added time.

90+1’ GOAALL!! NAS 3-2 OKH

Brozovic scores!! Al Nassr has found a way to take back its lead. Al Ghannam plays a cross into the box. Ronaldo jumps the highest and hits the crossbar with his header. The ball is not cleared away properly and Brozovic comes into the box and lashes the ball into the back of the net. He keeps the title race alive.

89’ NAS 2-2 OKH

Ronaldo with the chance. He is through on goal but takes a heavy touch causing the opposition to come out and take the ball away from Ronaldo who goes down claiming a penalty.

87’ Substitutions | NAS 2-2 OKH

84’ DOUBLE SAVE | NAS 2-2 OKH

Freekick is taken short by Al Akhdoud. Collado takes a shot from outside the box and Ospina makes a save to his right. The ball falls to Godwin who skips past his defender to take a shot. Ospina repositions himself and makes a second save to keep his team in the tie.

82’ Yellow Card for Ronaldo | NAS 2-2 OKH

Ronaldo goes into the book for having angry words with the referee.

81’ Substitution | NAS 2-2 OKH

Al Nassr: Ayman Ahmed is replaced by Mohammed Qassem.

79’ NAS 2-2 OKH

Mane plays Al Alawi down the. Ronaldo is asking for a cross but the ball from Alawi is poor as it is cleared away by the Al Akhdoud defence.

75’ NAS 2-2 OKH

Play is stopped for a tussle between Al Zubaidi and Ayman Ahmed. The latter receives a yellow card for aggravating the situation.

73’ NAS 2-2 OKH

As things stand, Al Hilal is the Champion of the Saudi Pro League 2023-24.

70’ GOAALL!! NAS 2-2 OKH

Godwin scores!! Sloppy play from Al Nassr. The midfield gives the ball away and Al Zubaidi takes on Laporte on the right and dribbles past him to put the ball into the middle. The clearance is poor and Laporte’s attempt to dribble fails as Godwin wins the ball and smashes it into the goal.

68’ NAS 2-1 OKH

Mane is brought down in the middle of the pitch by substitute Tawamba. Al Nassr takes the freekick quickly in search of a third goal.

65’ NAS 2-1 OKH

Al Akhdoud seems full of energy now. A corner comes in and Ospina makes a comfortable catch to settle things down.

63' NAS 2-1 OKH

Al Nassr is under pressure now. Any mistake here could seal the title for Al Hilal who is 12 points ahead in the Saudi Pro League table.

60’ GOAALL! NAS 2-1 OKH

Al Akhdoud scores!! Nobody saw this coming. Hassan Al Habib gets the ball at the edge of the box after a freekick. He takes a touch and shoots the ball into the side netting. VAR is having a long check to see if there was a foul in the build up. The check is complete and goal is given.

58’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Mane chases a ball played over the top and whips a cross into the box. Ayman’s touch is poor and ball goes out for a goal kick.

56’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Corner for Al Akhdoud. They players play it short and Collado puts in a good-looking ball into the box. The Al Nassr defence does well to head it away.

53’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Ronaldo gets the ball from a beautiful through ball from Mane. His first shot is blocked and the rebound just goes wide of the left post.

50’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Godwin tries to burst into the box from the left and play a ball into the middle. Laporte positions himself well to clear the ball away for a throw in.

48’ OFF THE CROSSBAR!! NAS 2-0 OKH

Brozovic scoops the ball over the Al Akhdoud defence for Mane inside the box. Mane shows great technique to hit the ball on the volley. But the ball hits the crossbar and is cleared away.

SECOND HALF BEGINS!! NAS 2-0 OKH

45+3’ HALF TIME!! NAS 2-0 OKH

The referee blows the whistle for half-time. A completely dominant performance from Ronaldo and Co. who has controlled the game since the first minute.

45’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Three minutes of added time to be played.

41’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Al Akhdoud has done well to not let in more goals after a quick start from Al Nassr. But it cannot find a way to score with only Saviour Godwin making the forward runs.

38’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Mane dribbles through the Al Nassr defence and sets himself up for a shot. He goes down after his shirt is pulled from behind by Alyami who is already on a yellow. The ref checks and tells play on as it seemed that Mane went down too easily.

34’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Al Akhdoud is enjoying a good bit of possession at the moment. But the Al Nassr defence is standing strong and clearing away any crosses that are coming in.

31’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Ronaldo goes down just at the edge of the penalty box. He is claiming a penalty but the referee waves play on.

28’ NAS 2-0 OKH

AL Akhdoud comes down the left side through Al Mansour who does well to put the ball in the box. Mane tracks back well to clear the ball away for a corner.

26’ MISS | NAS 2-0 OKH

Mane plays a fantastic through ball into the box for Ayman Ahmed who misses the target with his first time shot.

24’ NAS 2-0 OKH

The freekick in from Brozovic is poor and cleared away by the defenders.

23’ Yellow card | NAS 2-0 OKH

Al Akhdoud’s captain Alyami goes into the book for a bad foul on the right side of the penalty box.

21’ BLOCK | NAS 2-0 OKH

Al Akhdoud is showing signs of improvement. Godwin comes down the right and cuts into his left inside the penalty box. He takes a shot but Laporte stretches his leg to block the shot away for a corner.

18’ NAS 2-0 OKH

Al Akhdoud finally has the ball and gets a corner. The corner in is cleared away by Alex Telles.

15 GOAAAL!! NAS 2-0 OKH

Ronaldo scores!! Ali Al Hassan gets the ball on the right and plays a ball into the penalty box. The clearance is poor from the defenders and Al Hassan is on the ball again. He plays it into the 6-yard box where the ball hits Ronaldo and goes into the goal. He cant seem to stop scoring making this his 33rd goal of the season.

13’ NAS 1-0 OKH

Mane gets the ball in the middle of the pitch and sees Ronaldo making a run. He tries to play a ball over the top but the referee blows the whistle for offside.

10’ NAS 1-0 OKH

Looks like it is going to be a long night for Al Akhdoud who cannot seem to get the ball away from the Al Nassr players.

7’ GOAAALL!! NAS 1-0 OKH

Brozovic Scores!! Telles gests the ball on the left and tries to put in a cross into the middle. The pass is cleared away only as far as Al Hassan who lays it off to Brozovic. He takes a beautiful shot from outside the box to give his side an early lead.

4’ NAS 0-0 OKH

A mistake from Al Nassr at the back. The Al Akhdoud forward tries to capitalise on it but Ospina is quick off his line to come and gather the ball.

2’ NAS 0-0 OKH

Al Nassr starts the match with full control of the ball. No Luis Castro on the sidelines as he is resting after a surgery.

KICK OFF!! NAS 0-0 OKH

Al Nassr kicks off the match shooting from left to right.

Minutes to kick off!!

The players are making their way into the Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium. Ronaldo leads Al Nassr while Alyami leads the home side Al Akhdoud.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Al Nassr and Al Akhdoud have faced each other only once before tonight’s clash. Al Nassr came out with a 3-0 win against Akhdoud, with Ronaldo scoring a brace. How many will he score tonight?

PREVIEW

Al Akhdoud starting XI

Vitor (gk), Khamis, Kvirkvelia, Alyami, Al Mansour, Al Habib, Collado, Pedroza, Al Muwallad, Godwin, Al Jahif

Al Nassr starting XI

Ospina (gk), Al Ghannam, Al Amri, Laporte, Telles, Al Khaibari, Brozovic, Al Hasan, Ayman Ahmed, Mane, Ronaldo

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