Brutal Match in Riyadh
Cristiano Ronaldo became Al Nassr’s savior when he played a ‘brutal’ match against Al Shabab.
The Al Shabab versus Al Nassr duel was presented in the seventh week of the 2024-2025 Saudi Arabian League.
Performing at the Al Shabab Club Stadium, Riyadh, Friday (18/10/2024) or Saturday early morning WIB, the fight ended with a score of 2-1.
Al Nassr as the visiting team emerged as the winner.
The match itself was very exciting, especially in the final minutes.
Al Nassr opened the lead thanks to Aymeric Laporte’s goal when the match was 69 minutes old.
Sadio Mane had time to shake Al Shabab’s goal net in the 83rd minute.
However, the goal from the former Liverpool striker was disallowed by the referee.
Al Nassr coach Stefano Pioli brought in Ali Al Hassan to add strength in the midfield.
Unfortunately, just three minutes after stepping on the grass, Ali Al Hassan scored an own goal.
The score was tied 1-1 and the madness ensued throughout injury time.
Brutal Match in Riyadh, Ronaldo Becomes Al Nassr’s Savior
In the 90+5th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo contributed a goal via a penalty to restore Al Nassr’s lead.
The goal against Al Shabab marked Ronaldo’s 907th goal throughout his career.
Five minutes later, Al Nassr lost one player after Mohamed Simakan committed a foul that resulted in a second yellow card.
The foul also resulted in a penalty for Al Shabab.
Indeed, it was not yet fate, the home team failed to equalize because Abderrazak Hamed-Allah failed to score from the white spot.
Until the final whistle was blown, the score did not change and victory belonged to Al Nassr.
This result places Al Nassr in second place in the standings.
Ronaldo et al collected 17 points or four points behind Al Hilal as the leader of the table.
Meanwhile, Al Shabab is in fourth place with 12 points.
