Al-Nassr 4-0 Al-Hazem: Ronaldo nets double to send hosts top of Saudi PL table

Cristiano Ronaldo scored in either half to lead Al-Nassr to a thumping 4-0 win over Al-Hazem, which moved them top of the Saudi Pro League.

Match Report

Kingsley Coman was also in top form with a goal and two assists, as Jorge Jesus' side took advantage of Al-Hilal dropping points to leapfrog them to the summit.

Ronaldo saw a volley smothered in the first 21 seconds, before Bento was twice forced into early action to deny both Abdulaziz Al Dhuwayhi and Omar Al Somah.

Coman then threaded it through to Ronaldo in the box, with the 41-year-old dinking the opener over Ibrahim Zaied from a tight angle in the 13th minute. The goal was initially disallowed for offside, before VAR overturned the decision.

Coman then raced in behind Al-Hazem's defence to meet Joao Felix's low pass, sliding in to double Al-Nassr's lead on the half-hour mark.

Ronaldo was then denied twice by the offside flag on either side of half-time. Before the break, he set off too early before slotting past Zaied on the turn, while a fine volleyed finish was also ruled out for an obvious offside.

Angelo added the hosts' third in the 77th minute, pushing his way past three Al-Hazem defenders to get into the box, before sliding a lovely finish into the bottom-left corner.

And Ronaldo finished the game with a brace, firing another powerful shot into the net from the left of the box, after latching onto Coman's lay-off.

Data Debrief: No stopping Ronaldo

Ronaldo is now up to 20 goals for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League this season as he continues his hunt for 1,000 career goals (now 964), and he currently looks unstoppable.

His first goal on Saturday was actually the 500th he has scored after turning 30, having netted 463 before then.

He could easily have had a hat-trick during a dominant performance; he led Al-Nassr for shots (seven), shots on target (five), expected goals (1.33 xG) and touches in the opposition box (12).

Al-Nassr have now won their last eight matches in the league, a stunning run which has now put them in the driving seat in the title race.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

1' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

4' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

13' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al Hazem (Cristiano Ronaldo)

20' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

30' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al Hazem (Kingsley Coman)

36' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

65' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

73' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al Hazem

77' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al Hazem (Ângelo)

79' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 4-0 Al Hazem (Cristiano Ronaldo)

Line-ups

Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, Mane, Coman, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Felix, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Mohamed Simakan, Bento, Ayman Yahya, Ângelo

Subs: Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ali Al-Hassan, Nader Al-Sharari, Nawaf Boushal, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Mohammed Marran, Salem Al Najdi

Al Hazem XI: Ibrahim Zaied, Omar Al-Somah, Youssouf Oumarou, Nawaf Al-Habashi, Abdulaziz Al-Dwehe, Loreintz Rosier, Abdelmounaim Boutouil, Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, Ahmed Al-Shamrani, Sultan Tunkar, Aboubacar Bah

Subs: Fábio Martins, Abdulrahman Al-Khaibary, Yousef Al-Shammari, Majed Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Al-Nakhli, Abdullah Al-Shanqiti, Elias Mokwana, Mohammed Al-Yami, Abdulrazzaq Sawlan Awaji