In the early morning of February 26 (Vietnam time), Al-Nassr club visited Al-Shabab Stadium in round 21 of the Saudi Pro League. The home team ranked 11th after 20 rounds, but Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates did not have an easy match.
The away team played more proactively in the beginning of the match and opened the score after 21 minutes. Sadio Mane scored outside the penalty area, the ball hit the home defender’s hand. After consulting VAR, the referee awarded an 11m penalty to Al-Nassr.
On the penalty spot, Ronaldo successfully scored, putting Al-Nassr ahead. CR7’s 877th goal at club level and 22nd in the Saudi Pro League this season.
The game continued to be favorable for Al-Nassr and it seemed they would go into the break with a score difference, but in the 8th minute of injury time, they had to concede a goal.
Also on the 11m mark, Yannick Carrasco did the same as Ronaldo to bring the match into balance.
However, it did not take long for Al-Nassr to regain the lead. In the first minute of the second half, receiving a pass from Otavio, Anderson finished, not too difficult, but fast enough to defeat the home goalkeeper for the second time.
The home team won 2 matches in a row before this match so they did not easily accept defeat. In the 67th minute, after preventing the opponent from counterattacking, they scored a 2-2 equalizer from Carlos Junior.
In the second half, Al-Shabab controlled the ball more, even launching 11 shots. But it’s not as effective.
On the other side, Al-Nassr only had 5 shots but 1 of them became a goal. Next was Talisca, in the 86th minute. Receiving the ball from a teammate’s pass in the middle, he finished neatly, setting the score 3-2.
At the 12th minute of injury time of the second half, the home team also lost a player due to a red card due to Abdullah Radif falling in the penalty area. Before that, he received a yellow card in minute 90+6 for unsportsmanlike attitude.
Winning 3 points, Al-Nassr has 52 points after 21 matches, temporarily narrowing the gap with top team Al-Hilal to 4 points. Al-Hilal is a guest at Al-Ettifaq Stadium tonight (February 26).
