Al-Nassr went three points clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League as goals from Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo secured a 2-0 win over Al-Hazem.
Match Report
Al-Nassr's perfect start to the season hardly looked to be derailed on Saturday, with Al-Hazem mustering just 0.07 expected goals (xG).
Kingsley Coman and Angelo were both denied by Bruno Varela in the early stages as Al-Nassr started on the front foot, and the pressure told in the 25th minute, with Joao Felix rising high to meet Aiman Yahya's cross and flick a looping header into the top-right corner.
Joao Felix then saw a left-footed strike cleared off the line before Angelo's long-range effort deflected onto the crossbar just before the break.
Varela pulled off a remarkable reflex save to deny Ronaldo early in the second half, with Al-Hazem dropping deeper and deeper.
However, Ronaldo wrapped up all three points in the 88th minute, meeting Wesley's delivery first time, and scuffing his effort into the ground to send it bouncing in over Varela.
Data Debrief: Ronaldo continues hot streak
Ronaldo had to wait until late on for his goal, but he netted for the sixth time this season, scoring in his fourth consecutive match (five goals in total).
And Joao Felix wrote his name into the history books – he has scored nine goals in six games this season, equalling Aleksandar Mitrovic's Pro League record from 2024.
Al-Nassr have now gone unbeaten in their last six matches against Al-Hazem (W5 D1), scoring at least twice in each of those matches.
Jorge Jesus' side piled on the pressure up top throughout, having 19 shots worth 1.37 expected goals (xG), allowing Al-Hazem to have just three attempts going the other way.
Match Events
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25' GOAL! Al Hazem 0-1 Al Nassr FC (João Félix)
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88' GOAL! Al Hazem 0-2 Al Nassr FC (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Line-ups
Al Hazem XI: Amir Sayoud, Varela, Fábio Martins, Omar Al-Somah, Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel, Loreintz Rosier, Ahmed Al-Nakhli, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Basil Al-Sayyali, Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, Sultan Tunkar
Subs: Ibrahim Zaied, Abdulhadi Al-Harajin, Nawaf Al-Habashi, Abdelmounaim Boutouil, Miguel Carvalho, Elias Mokwana, Mohammed Al-Yami, Khalid Al-Subaie, Saud Al-Rashid
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, I. Martinez, Mane, Coman, Felix, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Mohamed Simakan, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Ayman Yahya, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Ângelo
Subs: Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Haroune Camara, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohammed Marran, Salem Al Najdi, Wesley, Mubarak Al-Buainain
PTLEY7
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The moment Messi set a record for the most goals by the youngest player with 890 goals which is a shit record😆😆😆, Ronaldo outshined him once more with the first player ever to score 950th goal in the history of football…
jesalam14
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50 more to go...... 👑
wiseIy50
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Leo Messi's playlist 🔥🔥 1. I'm a Fraaud 2. I Need You (Ft. Xavi & Iniesta) 3. Thank You FIFA (Ft. Qatar) 4. Rejected again (Ft. Laporta) 5. New Challenge (Ft. Ligue 1) 6. Bottle Job (Ft. UCL) 7. Robbery (Ft. Ballon d'Or) 8. Carry me (Ft. Mbappe) 9. Give me Eibar 10. Ghost.
Breathmagar
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Amazing goat making another goat 🐐
lyfgreenya
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we are waiting for Ronaldo to 1000 goals so that we can say that Pele scored 1128
AbSixers
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The moment Messi set a record for the most goals by the youngest player with 890 goals which is a shit record😆😆😆, Ronaldo outshined him once more with the first player ever to score 950th goal in the history of football…
Don’t u think 950 goals without a single World Cup knockout goal is a shit 😂