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NAS v KLJ, Live score: Catch the live updates of the King Cup of Champions semifinal match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej being played at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Updated : May 02, 2024 00:49 IST

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Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring its first goal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring its first goal. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

elcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the King Cup of Champions semifinal match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej being played at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

57’ GOAALL!! RONALDO SCORES!!! NAS 3-0 KLJ

Ronaldo scores!! A low cross comes in from the right from Al Ghannam. Ronaldo receives it at the far post and hits it first time. The keeper makes a save but the rebound again falls to Ronaldo who finishes it off into an empty net.

54’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Ayman Ahmed takes a shot from outside the box with his left. Sehic reads it well and gathers the ball. 

May 02, 2024 00:43

YELLOW CARD

52’ Yellow card | NAS 2-0 KLJ

Alkhaibari is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Woo Young Jung.

51’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Mane brings down a ball on the left side of the box. He cuts it back to an oncoming Ronaldo. he does not take a shot first time and his touch is too heavy as the keeper gathers the ball easily.

49’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Al Hamsal tries to find Al Torais on the left. His pass is a heavy and it goes out for a goal kick.

46’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Al Torais is brought down by Al Amri on the left side of the penalty box. The freekick in is cleared away by Ronaldo.

SECOND HALF BEGINS!! NAS 2-0 KLJ

Al Nassr kicks off the second half, shooting from left to right.

Al Khaleej: Fabio Martins and Mansour Hamzi are replaced by Fawas Al Torais and Abdulelah

45+2’ HALF TIME!! NAS 2-0 KLJ

The referee blows the whistle for half time.

May 02, 2024 00:17

OFFSIDE

45’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Two minutes of added time. Telles plays a ball over the top for Ayman Ahmed. He takes a good touch and shoots it past the keeper into the goal. His celebrations are cut short by the offside flag going up on the far side.

42’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Otavio brings down Rodrigues at the edge of the penalty box. Woo Young Jung stands over the freekick which is in shooting range. He tries to go through the wall but the Al Nassr players stand strong and give away a corner.

40’ NAS 2-0 KLJ

Five minutes plus added time to go in the first half.

37’ GOAALLL!! MANE SCORES!! NAS 2-0 KLJ

Sadio Mane stands over the penalty. And scores!! He goes with power to the right side of the goal. The keeper does not move.

May 02, 2024 00:05

PENALTY

34’ PENALTY FOR AL NASSR!! NAS 1-0 KLJ

Sadio Mane finds Otavio inside the box. He tries to pass it to Brozovic who gets a leg on it. The ball hits a defender in the arm and the referee wastes no time to point to the spot. 

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32’ NAS 1-0 KLJ

Corner for Al Khaleej. Lopez gets a head on it but it goes straight up for a goal kick.

May 02, 2024 00:01

YELLOW CARD

29’ Yellow card | NAS 1-0 KLJ

Brozovic is shown a card for bringing down Fabio Martins with a tackle from behind. He gets the ball first but the referee shows the card for catching Martins on the follow through. 

28’ NAS 1-0 KLJ

Alex Telles puts in a low cross from the left. Mane takes a touch inside the box but cannot turn away from the defender to pull off a shot. It is cleared away by the Al Khaleej defense.

25’ Save | NAS 1-0 KLJ

Brozovic finds Mane at the edge of the box. He tries to play a ball through. It is blocked by a defender and falls back to Mane who takes a shot with his left. Sehic quickly reacts and makes a save to his left to give away a corner.

22’ NAS 1-0 KLJ

Alex Telles brings down Hamzi in the middle of the pitch. The freekick is taken quickly but the pressure from the Al Nassr players forces the Al Khaleej to give away a throw.

May 01, 2024 23:52

OFFSIDE

19’ Chance | NAS 1-0 KLJ

Otavio plays a beautiful pass through for Ronaldo. He takes a touch past the keeper but finds himself in a tight angle. He back heels the ball and it falls to Ayman Ahmed who forces a brilliant save from the returning Sehic. The flag goes up for offside in the end against Ronaldo.

17’ GOAAALL!!! RONALDO SCORES!! NAS 1-0 KLJ

Ronaldo scores!!! A poor back pass from Lisandro Lopez puts the goalkeeper under pressure. He tries to clear it with his left and the ball deflects off Ayman Ahmed. It goes up in the air and is hit by Ronaldo with is left from the right edge of the box. What a goal!!

14’ NAS 0-0 KLJ

Ronaldo is brought down by Narey in the middle of the pitch. Al Nassr resumes play quickly.

11’ Miss | NAS 0-0 KLJ

Oatvio runs up to a ball played inside the box from the right. He slides into the ball and his shot sails over the bar.

9’ Chance | NAS 0-0 KLJ

Opportunity at the other end. Fabio Martins puts a cross in from the left. Alex Telles jumps but it goes over him to Khaled Narey inside the box. He does not get a clean touch on the ball as it goes past the right post.

8’ Chance | NAS 0-0 KLJ

Corner for Al Nassr. The cross from Alex Telles finds Ronaldo inside the box. He mistimes his jump and heads the ball over the bar. What a chance for Ronaldo.

5’ Chance | NAS 0-0 KLJ

Brozovic gets the ball and lays it off for Ronaldo at the edge of the box. He takes a shot first time and forces the opposition keeper to make a decent save to his right.

3’ NAS 0-0 KLJ

Laporte plays a ball over the top for Sadio Mane. He gets away from his defender and goes into the box. The referee blows the whistle for offside before he can trouble the goalkeeper.

2’ NAS 0-0 KLJ

Al Khaleej has started with keeping possession of the ball, passing it around in its own half. Al Nassr wins it and is doing the same thing.

KICK OFF!! NAS 0-0 KLJ

Al Khaleej kicks off the match, dressed in green, shooting from left to right. Will it be able to set up a final with Al Hilal or will Cristiano Ronaldo’s side have one final shot at silverware for this season? At least 90 Minutes till we find out.

Minutes to kick off!!

The players are making their way into the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh. Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al Nassr while Fabio Martins lead Al Khaleej.

Who will the winner meet in the final of the King Cup of Champions?

The winner of the semifinal match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej will face defending champion Al Hilal in the final, who beat Al Ittihad 2-1 in the other semifinal played on Tuesday.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Matches played: 10

Al Nassr: 6

Al Khaleej: 1

Draws: 3

Al Khaleej starting XI

Sehic (gk), Khabarani, Lisandro Lopez, Rebocho, Narey, Rodrigues, Sherif, Martins (c), Hamzi, Al Hamsal, Woo Young Jung

What happened last time the two sides met?

The two sides met in the Saudi Pro League on April 27, where defender Aymeric Laporte scored the only goal as Al Nassr edged a 1-0 win against Al Khaleej.

Saudi Pro League: Laporte goal guides Al Nassr to narrow win against Al Khaleej

This win takes Al Nassr to 71 points from 28 games. It is nine points behind table-topper Al-Hilal, which has a game in hand. 

LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST INFO

The King Cup of Champions semifinal between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej will kick off on 1 May, Wednesday at 11:30 PM IST at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh.

The King Cup of Champions semifinal match between Al Nassr and Al Khaleej will be live-streamed on the Sony Liv app and website.

The match will not be telecasted on TV in India.

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