Leaders-Mena magazine will provide live coverage of Friday’s game between Al Nassr and Al Hilal in the ninth week of the Saudi Pro League.
Fulltime: Al Nassr 1-1 Al Hilal
Scorers: Talisca 1′ / Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 77′
Yellow cards:
Marcelo Brozovic, Sadio Mané, Cristiano Ronaldo, Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Otavio (Al Nassr)
Malcom, Mohamed Kanno, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al Hilal)
90+10′ Second half ends
90+4′ Nasser Al-Dawsari receives a yellow card
90+3′ Double subs for Al Hilal: Hamad Al Yami replaces João Cancelo; Moteb Al Harbi comes in for Renan Lodi
90′ Fourth official announces 9 minutes of added time.
90′ Foul by Mohammed Marran
87′ NO Penalty
87′ VAR Checking: Al Hilal Penalty.
84′ Otávio receives a yellow card.
84′ Three subs for Al Nassr: Mohammed Marran replaces Talisca; Ali Lajami comes in for Sadio Mané; Ayman Yahya replaces Sultan Al Ghannam
83′ Hand ball by Marcelo Brozovic
82′ Ali Al-Bulayhi receives a yellow card
80′ Foul by Al Hilal’s Salem Al-Dawsari
79′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Nasser Al-Dawsari replaces Mohamed Kanno.
(GOAL) Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s header from the right side of the six-yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
77′ GOAAAAL… Al Hilal equalize
75′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s right-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
73′ Cristiano Ronaldo’s header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
71′ Sadio Mané wins a free kick on the left wing.
69′ Mohamed Simakan’s right-footed shot from outside the box.
66′ Kalidou Koulibaly wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64′ Mohamed Kanno’s right-footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kalidou Koulibaly with a headed pass following a corner.
64′ Corner for Al Hilal; conceded by Bento
61′ Substitution for Al-Nassr: Ali Al Hassan replaces Abdullah Al-Khaibari.
60′ Al Hilal’s Mohamed Kanno gets a yellow card for a bad foul
59′ Marcelo Brozovic wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58′ Substitution for Al-Hilal: Marcos Leonardo replaces Mohammed Al-Qahtani.
57′ Foul by Malcom who receives a yellow card.
56′ Talisca’s left-footed strike from the centre of the box is blocked.
52′ Abdullah Al-Khaibari receives a yellow card
52′ Salem Al-Dawsari wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49′ Marcelo Brozovic’s left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
49′ Talisca is caught offside.
47′ Sadio Mané wins a free kick on the left wing.
46′ Second half begins.
Halftime
45+4′ First half ends.
45+2′ Cristiano Ronaldo receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
45′ Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time
43′ Sadio Mané gets a yellow card for a bad foul
41′ Sadio Mané wins a free kick on the left wing.
40′ Foul by Marcelo Brozovic
40′ Goal cancelled; the result remains 1-0 for Al Nassr
39′ GOAAAAAL… Al Hilal equalize.
36′ Salem Al Dawsari’s right-footed strike from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
35′ Mohammed Al-Qahtani wins a free kick on the right wing.
31′ Salem Al-Dawsari’s left-footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
30’ At the half-hour mark, Al Nassr remain in the lead and dominate the game with 63% possession.
27′ Salem Al-Dawsari’s right-footed strike from outside the box goes wide
25′ Hand ball by Mohammed Al-Qahtani
24′ Free kick for Al Nassr in their own half.
22′ Sergej Milinkovic-Savic wins a free kick in the attacking half
20′ Al Nassr Marcelo Brozovic receives a yellow card for a bad foul
20′ Al Hilal win a free kick
17′ Sadio Mane is caught offside.
16′ Marcelo Brozovic wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15′ Mohamed Simakan’s header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set-piece situation
14′ Free kick for Al Nassr
11′ Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
8′ Talisca’s header from the centre of the box misses to the right
7’ Cristiano Ronaldo shoots a right-footed strike from the left side of the box but it misses to the left.
3′ Al Nassr’s Mohamed Simakan wins a free kick in the defensive half
(GOAL) Talisca converts Otavio’s cross with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
1′ GOAAAAAL… Al Nassr score
0′ First half begins.
20:30 Players are warming up.
Lineups:
Al Nassr: Bento; Nawaf Boushal, Mohamed Simakan, Aymeric Laporte, Sultan Al-Ghannam; Marcelo Brozović, Otávio, Abdullah Al-Khaibari (Ali Al Hassan 61); Talisca, (c) Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané
🗒 || Starting lineup, @AlNassrFC vs #Alhilal #AlNassrAlhilal | #RoshnSaudiLeague pic.twitter.com/TENZ1y3Cgj
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) November 1, 2024
Al Hilal: Yassine Bounou; João Cancelo, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ali Al-Bulayhi, Renan Lodi; Mohamed Kanno, Mohammed Al-Qahtani (Marcos Leonardo 58), Sergej Milinković-Savić; Malcom, Aleksandar Mitrović, (c) Salem Al-Dawsari
📋 قائمتنـا في لقـاء “النصر” 🔝#الهلال pic.twitter.com/FXOwF3xhml
— نادي الهلال السعودي (@Alhilal_FC) November 1, 2024
20:00 In 77 previous encounters across all competitions, the Blue Waves hold the edge with 38 wins, while the Knight of Najd have secured 18 victories. Their most recent clash was in August’s Saudi Super Cup final, where Al Hilal triumphed 4-1 over Al Nassr.
Possible Lineups:
Al Nassr: Bento, Al-Ghannam, Simakan, Laporte, Al-Najdi, Ayman, Brozovic, Otavio, Talisca, Mane, Ronaldo
Al Hilal: Bounou, Cancelo, Koulibaly, Al Bulaihi, Lodi, Kanno, Milinkovic-Savic, Malcom, Leonardo, Al-Dawsari, Mitrovic
18:00 Al Hilal, meanwhile, are off to a strong start this season, competing fiercely on three fronts. They secured a 2-0 home victory over Al Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League, followed by a 4-1 away win against Al Tai on Tuesday, advancing to their fourth consecutive King’s Cup quarter-final. Aiming for consecutive league titles, Al Hilal’s momentum remains high.
16:00 Unbeaten so far, Al Nassr have drawn three of their first eight league matches, slightly slowing their title pursuit. This derby offers a crucial chance for Stefano Pioli’s side to close the gap, though recent form suggests they’ll need to dig deep for a win.
14:00 Al Nassr enter the game sitting in third place of the Saudi Pro League standings, trailing the undefeated league leaders Al Hilal by six points after eight games.
13:00 Al Nasr will host Al Hilal in another instalment of the Riyadh derby in the Saudi Professional League at Al-Awwal Park on Friday.
Venue: Al-Awwal Park
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