Tonight, at Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr will play Al Kholood in the Saudi Pro League. Al-Nassr is currently in fourth place in the league, and Al Kholood is in tenth.
The last meeting between the two sides, which took place at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, on October 25, 2024, ended in a 3-3 tie. Al-Nassr is hoping to win and raise their league ranking, thus tonight’s game should be an intriguing encounter.
Sadio Mane and newcomer Jhon Duran added to the total before halftime to secure all three points, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the fourth minute.
In Saturday’s Saudi Pro League 2024–25 encounter at Al Awwal Park in Riyadh, Al Nassr defeated Al Kholood 3–1 thanks to goals from all three of its forwards.
Sadio Mane and newcomer Jhon Duran added to the score before halftime, bringing the lead to ten points with leader Al Ittihad. Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the fourth minute.
After Marcelo Grohe, the goalkeeper for Al Kholood, stopped Duran’s first close-range attempt, Ronaldo skillfully put the ball into an empty net to give the home team the lead. Ronaldo now has 19 league goals this season, two more than second-place finisher Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al Shabab.
Five minutes later, Myziane Maolida put the ball in the net from the edge of the box, giving the visitor the impression that it had a one-back. However, following a protracted VAR review, which verified that the Al Kholood striker had fouled Mane prior to attempting a shot, the goal was disallowed.
Highlights of AL NASSR vs. AL KHOLOOD
Ronaldo surprised Al Kholood with a beautiful through pass to Salem Al-Najdi, doubling Al Nassr’s advantage. Mane steered the ball into the goal after the full-back curled it into the box.
Duran gave the home team a sizable lead before halftime by moving the ball to his left outside the box and putting it into the bottom right corner with four minutes remaining in the first half.
After Nawaf Boushal was sent out for earning two yellow cards in ten minutes, Al Nassr was hit very early in the second half.
Jackson Muleka’s attempt in the 70th minute took a big deflection off Ali Lajami before it crossed the goal line, giving Al Kholood the one-man advantage and allowing them to come back into the game.
