57’
Sadio Mane with some neat footwork on the right wing. He dribbles past Fatil but his cross is intercepted in the box.
55’
Another chance for Al Nassr seconds later. Otavio chips a ball into the box. Ronaldo takes it on his chest and hits with his left foot. Flagged offside.
55’
Mane’s shot from the right of the box is blocked by Cuellar.
53’
Al Shabab’s Diallo with a curled shot at goal from the left of the box. Alaqidi does not even have to move an inch to make the save. He collects it around his midrif.
51’
Gustavo Cuellar with an interception off Otavio. The Portuguese had got a pass in space from Mane but cannot create a threatening chance out of it.
49'
SAVE! Kim is asked to make a save. Ghanam with a shot. He packed a lot of power in that, hitting it off his laces. A corner for Al Nassr.
47’
Bahbri with a shot from the top of the box. The left-footed strike only rams into the defender and Al Shabab builds again.
46’
Al Nassr gets the ball rolling for the second half. Let’s go!
Back for the second half
The referees are back out in the middle and we’re almost set for the second period to get underway.
Half Time: NAS 3-0 SHB
The six minutes of stoppage time comes to an end.
A half that belonged to Al Nassr through and through. Ronaldo carrying his scoring run forward and scoring a brace and Mane adding the third goal. There was some drama too after Ronaldo’s goal was disallowed but the Portuguese international ensured he and his side move beyond that and stay ahead in the game.
45’
CHANCE FOR AL SHABAB! Al Sebyani beats Mane on the left and enters the box. He puts the cross along the ground. Alaqidi dives to save it but fumbles. Thankfully for him, the loose ball lands at a defender’s feet who clears it away.
43’
An animated argument between Sadio Mane and Iago Santos. The Al Shabab defender was not happy with Mane’s rough tackle.
A booking for both the players.
41’ NAS 3-0 SHB - Sadio Mane
SADIO MANE SCORES! Al Nassr is running away with this. Brozovic from the left to Ronaldo in the centre, Ronaldo to Mane on the right and in the box. The Senegalese sends it past Kim with a sliding shot.
40’
Al Nassr’s Alaqidi comes racing out of his goal line to clear a through ball.
38’ NAS 2-0 SHB - Cristiano Ronaldo
The entire stadium breaks out into “SIUUUUUU” in unison. Cristiano Ronaldo doubles the lead for Al Nassr.
Same spot from the Portuguese. This time the keeper guesses the direction right but still fails to stop the ball.
36’
A PENALTY FOR AL NASSR!
Ghareeb and Ronaldo combine on the left flank. The latter is in the box when he is clipped by Cuellar. Ronaldo uses all his experience to win the decision for his team.
35'
Ronaldo plays a through ball to Brozovic. But Iago Santos steps in the way in time to block off the Croatian from getting onto the ball.
33’
A booking for Al Sharari as he tugs Ronaldo on a run into space. A tactical foul by the Al Shabab defender.
30'
Ronaldo shakes his head in disbelief as the play is halted for a cooling break.
29’
A yellow card for Al Sebyani for a wild lunge at the feat of Ghanam. A free kick in a dangerous spot for Al Nassr.
28’
Banega’s delivery from the set piece is cleared but Al Nassr fails to get hold of the ball.
27’
The first corner for Al Shabab won courtesy of Al Sagourq.
26’
Ghareeb skips past a defender and makes his way into the box. But the next touch is too heavy and the ball runs away to a defender.
24’
Mane wins the ball in the final third and aims a cross at Cristiano Ronaldo in the box. Way off the mark as the ball runs out for a goal kick.
18’ NAS 1-0 SHB - Cristiano Ronaldo goal disallowed
It is the most simple header for Cristiano Ronaldo from the corner delivery. The defender marking him goes down but the referee did not see any foul there.
Oh no hang on! The VAR has asked the referee for a check on the goal. Ronaldo indeed pushed his marker. And the referee upon seeing the replays deems it appropriate to reverse his decision.
18'
Ronaldo tries to take on Al Sagourq inside the penalty area. He gets the nutmeg but there is a deflection on the way and Al Nassr gets a corner.
16’
OFFSIDE! Brozovic gets a through ball in for Ronaldo but the assitant raises his flag for offide.
15’
This is beginning to look like one way traffic. Al Nassr pumping in the pressure. Sadio Mane breaks out on a counter right after the restart.
13’ NAS 1-0 SHB - Cristiano Ronaldo
There’s a familiar sight! Cristiano Ronaldo beats Kim in goal to convert from the spot. Never in doubt, was it?
AL NASSR LEADS!
12’
The referee after consultation with the VAR award a penalty to Al Nassr. The ball struck the defender’s arm and it seemed to be far enough from his body to be deemed an illegal obstruction.
11’
Appeals for handball from Al Nassr when an Al Sagour blocks a shot from the right flank. VAR going through the play right now.
10’
SAVED! Kim denies Brozovic who took the shot from outside the box.
9’
Al Nassr right back Ghanam gets the ball in the final third. He sees Otavio make a run for the near post and puts in the cross. The ball misses the Portuguese by the slightest.
8’
Al Nassr starting to look confident on the ball.
6’
A LUCKY ESCAPE FOR AL NASSR! Al-Muwallad is in behind for Al Shabab and he is one on one. To make matters worse, Laporte trips him from behind. Would have been a certain penalty had the runner not been offside.
5’
A corner for Al Nassr. The side is able to put the ball with a cross but only to see it cleared by the opposition back line.
4’
Mane is released into space by Ronaldo but the defender is alert to it and clears the ball.
3’
Al Nassr’s Ghareeb tries to create a chance at the edge of the circle but the ball is taken off him.
2’
The away team keeping firm control over the ball in the early minutes.
1’
Kick Off with Al Shabab keeping the ball.
Two home debuts!
The new signings of Al Nassr - Otavio and Aymeric Laporte - will be making their first appearance at the King Saud University Stadium.
The players are ready
The two teams are lined up in the players’ tunnel and await the go ahead to walk out on to the pitch.
The Arab Club Champions Cup tie
Though Al Nassr has a dominant record against Al Shabab, the latter was able to hold the side out to a goalless draw in July in the cup competition.
Al Nassr - Results
Al Ettifaq 2-1 Al Nassr
Al Nassr 0-2 Al Taawoun
Al Fateh 0-5 Al Nassr
Al Shabab - Results
Al Shabab 1-1 Al Akhdoud
Al Wehda 3-1 Al Shabab
Al Shabab 1-1 Damac FC
Head to Head Record
Matches: 19: | Al Nassr: 9 | Al Shabab: 5 | Draws: 5
Last Result: Al Nassr 3-2 Al Shabab (May 2023)
Inside the dressing room!
Starting Lineups
Al Nassr: Alaqidi - Ghanam, Laporte, Fatil, Konan - Alkhaibari, Brozovic - Mane, Otavio, Ghareeb - Ronaldo.
Al Shabab: Kim, Alsebyani, Sharari, Santos, Sagourq - Bahbri, Banega, Cueller, Monassar, Al Muwallad - Diallo
PREDICTED 11
Al Nassr: Alaqidi - Al Ghannam, Al Fatil, Laporte, Konan - Al Khaibari, Brozovic - Mane, Otavio, Ghareeb - Ronaldo
Al Shabab: Kim - Al Saqour, Santos, Al Sharari, Al Sibyani - Al Ammar, Al Qahtani, Cuellar, Banega, Bahbri - Diallo
LIVE STREAMING INFO
When will the Al Nassr vs Al Shabab Saudi Pro League match start?
The AL Nassr vs Al Shabab Saudi Pro League match will kick off at 11:30 PM IST on August 29, 2023.
Where to watch the the Al Nassr vs Al Shabab Saudi Pro League match?
The live telecast of the the Al Nassr vs Al Shabab Saudi Pro League match will be available on Sony Ten 2.
The live stream of the the AL Nassr vs Al Shabab Saudi Pro League match will be available on Sony LIV app.
