Live Action: Al Shabab v Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League)
Leaders-Mena magazine provided a live coverage of Friday’s game between Al Shabab and Al Nassr in the seventh week of the Saudi Pro League.
Fulltime: Al Shabab 1-2 Al Nassr
Scorers: Al Al-Hassan 90′ (OG) / Aymeric Laporte 69′, Cristiano Ronaldo 90+7′
Yellow cards:
Giacomo Bonaventura, Hussain Al-Sabiyani, Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al Shabab)
Salem Al-Najdi, Talisca, Ali Lajami, Mohamed Simakan (Al Nassr)
Red card:
Mohamed Simakan (Al Nassr)
Fulltime
90+14′ Second half ends.
90+13′ Abderrazzaq Hamadallah misses the penalty.
90+12′ Al Nassr’s Mohamed Simakan received a second yellow card and a RED.
90+11′ PENALTY for Al Shabab.
90+7′ GOAAAAAL… Cristiano Ronaldo doubles the score for Al Nassr.
90+5′ Al Nassr’s Mohamed Simakan and Al Shabab’s Abderrazak Hamdallah receive yellow cards.
90+4′ PENALTY for Al Nassr.
WHAT A MISTAKE!! Second-half substitute Ali Al-Hassan scores an own goal.
90′ The referee signals 6 minutes of added time.
90′ GOAAAAAL.. Al Shabab equalize..
87′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Ali Al-Hassan replaces Otávio
85′ Cristian Guanca strikes with his left foot from outside the box but the goalkeeper saves the ball.
82′ GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR.
82′ GOAAAAAAL… Mane doubles the score for Al Nassr.
79′ Al Lajami gets a yellow card for a bad foul.
78’ Al Nassr’s Senegalese winger Sadio Mane strikes with his right foot from outside the box but his shot misses to the right.
76′ Double subs for Al Shabab: Nawaf Al-Saadi replaces Hussain Al-Sibyani, Haroune Camara comes in for Gustavo Cuéllar.
75’ With fifteen minutes remaining to the final whistle, Al Nassr still hold the lead.
(GOAL) Aymeric Laporte strikes with his left foot from the center of the box, aiming high and center following a corner.
69′ GOAAAAAL.. Al Nassr score.
68′ Substitution for Al Shabab: Majed Kanabah comes in for Yannick Carrasco
65′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Ayman Yahya replaces Nawaf Al Boushail
63’ Ali Lajami converts Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s cross with a header from the centre of the box but it misses to the right.
60’ Just at the hour mark, the game remains a stalemate, with Al Nassr controlling 62% of possession.
58′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Ali Lajami comes in for Salem Al Najdi.
57′ Substitution for Al Nassr: Abdulrahman Ghareeb replaces Talisca.
54’ Sadio Mane connects with Nawaf Al Boushail’s cross, delivering a powerful close-range header, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
50’ Al Nassr’s Talisca receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
47’ Al Shabab’s Cristian Guanca strikes a left-footed shot from outside the box but it goes wide to the left.
46’ Mohamed Simakan pushes forward with a right-footed strike from the centre of the box but Al Shabab defence block the ball
46′ Second half begins.
46′ Substitution for Al Shabab: Musab Al-Juwayr replaces Giacomo Bonaventura
Halftime
45+7′ First half ends.
45′ The fourth official announces 4 minutes of added time
45′ Al Shabab’s Hussain Al-Sabiyani gets a yellow card for a bad foul.
42’ WHAT A CHANCE!! Cristiano Ronaldo fires a right-footed shot from a difficult angle on the right, narrowly missing to the right.
39’ Delay in match after Al Nassr’s Aymeric Laporte suffered an injury
36’ Al Shabab’s Yannick Carrasco wins a free kick in the defensive half, conceded by Marcelo Brozovic
32’ Cristian Guanca’s left-footed strike from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
31’ Al Nassr’s Salem Al-Najdi gets a yellow card for a bad foul.
30’ Half an hour into the first half, and the game remains a stalemate, with Al Nassr controlling 62% of possession.
28′ Al Shabab’s Giacomo Bonaventura receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
25’ WHAT A SAVE!! Al Shabab’s Mohamed Al Thani forces Al Nassr goalkeeper Bento into a brilliant save with a close-range header.
23′ Cristiano Ronaldo converts Otavio’s pass into the goal with a header but it goes high.
20′ Hussain Al Sibyani’s right-footed shot from the left side of the box is wide to the left.
15′ At the quarter-hour mark, the game remains tied, with Al Nassr controlling 63% of possession.
11’ Cristiano Ronaldo converts Marcelo Brozovic’s cross with a left-footed shot but it misses to the right.
9’ Yannick Carrasco’s left-footed shot from outside the box goes wide to the left.
4’ Al Shabab are pressing forward. seeking an early goal.
0′ First half begins.
20:20 Players are warming up.
Lineups:
Al Shabab: Kim Seung-gyu; Nader Al-Sharari, Robert Renan, Wesley Hoedt, Hussain Al-Sabiyani (Nawaf Al-Saadi 76); Gustavo Cuéllar (Haroune Camara 76), Cristian Guanca, Giacomo Bonaventura (Musab Al-Juwayr 46); Mohamed Al-Thani, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Yannick Carrasco
Al Nassr: Bento; Nawaf Al Boushail (Ayman Yahya 65), Mohamed Simakan, Aymeric Laporte, Salem Al-Najdi (Ali Lajami 58); A. Al-Khaibari, Marcelo Brozović, Otavio (Ali Al-Hassan 87); Talisca (Abdulrahman Ghareeb 57), Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mané
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 18, 2024
19:30 Al Shabab and Al Nassr have faced off 62 times across all competitions. Al Nassr hold the advantage with 24 wins, while Al Shabab have secured 19 victories, and 19 matches have ended in draws. Their most recent clash was in February in the Saudi Pro League, where Al Nassr emerged with a 3-2 win.
19:00 The visitors enter the game after a 3-0 win over Al Orobah, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a penalty and Sadio Mane adding a brace. The hosts, after an opening loss to Al-Ettifaq, won four straight matches before a 1-0 defeat to Damac ended their winning run.
18:00 Probable Lineups:
Al Shabab: Kim; Cuellar, Hoedt, Renan; Al-Sibyani, Kanabah, Guanca, Al-Thani; Al-Juwayr, Carrasco, Bonaventura
Al-Nassr: Bento; Al-Ghanam, Simakan, Laporte, Boushal; Brozovic, Al-Khaibari; Otavio, Talisca, Mane; Ronaldo
17:00 Al Nassr, third with 14 points, have won four and drawn two of their first six matches, currently enjoying a three-match winning streak. Meanwhile, Al Shabab are fourth with 12 points from six games, having lost to Al Ettifaq and Damac.
16:00 Al Nassr will be aiming to extend their unbeaten start to the 2024-25 Saudi Pro League season when they travel to face Al Shabab at Al Shabab Club Stadium in the seventh week of the league on Friday.
Venue: Al Shabab Club Stadium
Referee: Darío Humberto Herrera (Argentina)
