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Al Shabab vs Al Nassr final score, result, highlights as Cristiano Ronaldo scores in Saudi Pro League thriller
Al Nassr made it 10 games without rout and nine triumphs in succession as they fought to a 3-2 Saudi Genius Association prevail upon Riyad rivals Al Shabab.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored in each of the three of his side's earlier wins in 2024, broke the gridlock in the main half when a VAR check for handball following Sadio Mane's shot saw the guests given a punishment.
Al Shabab were level not long before the cutting edge their very own punishment scored by Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, yet Anderson Talisca reestablished the lead soon after halftime.
Carlos changed over from short proximity to make it 2-2 yet Talisca goaded in the victor in questionable style after Al Nassr took a toss in that ought to truly have been granted to their rivals. Al Shabab's displeasure proceeded with profound into injury time, when Abdullah Radif procured a subsequent yellow card for a make a plunge the punishment region.
Al Shabab versus Al Nassr last score
Fulltime Goal scorers
Al Shabab 2 Carrasco (P, 45+8'), Carlos (67')
Al Nassr 3 Ronaldo (P, 21'), Talisca (46', 87')
Affirmed setups:
Al Shabab (3-4-2-1, right to left): Al Absi (GK) — Al-Sharari, Santos, Saiss — Al Yami, Cuellar, Rakitic, Al-Harbi — Diallo, Carrasco — Carlos.
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1, right to left): Abdullah (GK) — Alawjami, Alamri, Laporte, Telles — Al Khaibari, Brozovic — Talisca, Otavio, Mane — Ronaldo.
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Ronaldo committed no error with his first-half punishment after the ref ultimately offered handball following Mane's impeded chance, however Al Shabab were solidly in the challenge and deservedly evened out through Carrasco after a cumbersome test from Aymeric Laporte.
Taslica's strike towards the base corner a moment after the restart ought to have been kept out by goalkeeper Mohammed Al Absi, however Al Shabab wouldn't rests to a group that won here 5-2 in homegrown cup activity before the end of last year.
Carlos slid in at the far post to turn home a perilous cut-back from the right from Habib Diallo, and by then, the home side appeared to be the bound to track down a victor. However then, at that point, came the snapshot of contention, as the authorities granted Al Nassr a toss in when it ought to have been Al Shabab's ball. Something like six seconds after the fact, Talisca had toe-jabbed a cunning completion past Al Absi subsequent to being played through by Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
Ronaldo himself assisted with some last-ditch protecting as Al Nassr tried to hang on through 11 minutes of added time. There was some worry for the away side when Radif went to ground in the container, however he was properly rebuffed for a reasonable plunge with a subsequent yellow card.
Al Nassr stay in the title chase, four focuses behind unbeaten pioneers Al Hilal, who have a game close by.
Al Shabab versus Al Nassr features
Features of the match will be accessible here when made accessible.
Al Shabab versus Al Nassr start off time
This Saudi Expert Association match at the Al Shabab FC Arena starts off on Sunday, February 25 at 8 p.m. nearby time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
This is the way that time deciphers across a portion of the significant domains all over the planet:
Date Kickoff time
USA Sun, Feb. 25 12 p.m. ET
Canada Sun, Feb. 25 12 p.m. ET
UK Sun, Feb. 25 5 p.m. GMT
Australia Mon, Feb. 26 4 a.m. AEDT
India Sun, Feb. 25 10:30 p.m. IST
Al Shaba versus Al Nassr setups, group news
Al Shabab fixed a 1-0 win on their re-visitation of activity last week following the mid-season break with Ivan Rakitic scoring on his presentation.
Al Shabab (3-4-2-1, right to left): Al Absi (GK) — Al-Sharari, Santos, Saiss — Al Yami, Cuellar, Rakitic, Al-Harbi — Diallo, Carrasco — Carlos.
Al Shabab subs: Malayekah, Kanabah, Alqahtani, Al Sibyani, Al Yami, Al Sadi, Sharahili, Radif, Aljuwayr
In spite of the possibility of two games one after another, Ronaldo begins for Al Nassr.
Al Nassr (4-2-3-1, right to left): Abdullah (GK) — Alawjami, Alamri, Laporte, Telles — Al Khaibari, Brozovic — Talisca, Otavio, Mane — Ronaldo.
Al Nassr subs: Al Fatil, Al Sulaiheem, Boushal, Al Najei, Alhassan, Yahya, Qassem, Al Aliwa
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