Buraydah –
Al Nassr keeping distance with Al Hilal at the top of the standings Saudi Arabian League after bulldozing Al Kholood 3-0. Cristiano Ronaldo score a goal.
In the match at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium, Saturday (31/1/2026) early morning WIB, Al Nassr, who fielded Ronaldo and Joao Felix in the attack line, had difficulty dismantling the host’s defense.
Until the first half ended, the score remained 0-0. It was only two minutes into the second half that Al Nassr was able to break the deadlock through Ronaldo.
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Receiving Felix’s pass, Ronaldo shot the ball across the face of the goal and towards the goalkeeper’s right side.
Al Nassr’s lead increased in the 53rd minute through Mohamed Simakan’s goal. Once again, Felix was the architect of the goal after a corner kick sent the ball towards Simakan’s head to be passed into Al Kholood’s goal.
Even though they were two goals ahead, Al Nassr continued to put pressure on Al Kholood’s defense. This made the opponent lose one player after Hatan Bahbri was sent off in the 72nd minute for a hard tackle on Simakan.
Al Nassr maximized the superior number of players to score the third goal in the 87th minute. Al Nassr received a penalty after Coman was brought down in the forbidden box and the French player executed it himself smoothly.
The 3-0 score lasted until the match was over, making Al Nassr return to second place in the Saudi Arabian League standings with 43 points from 18 matches, three points different from Al Hilal at the top. This is Al Nassr’s fourth consecutive win.
Al Kholood slumped to 14th position with 15 points.
(mrp/bay)
