Joao Felix and Cristiano Ronaldo played starring roles as Al-Nassr extended their lead at the top of the Saudi Pro League with a comfortable 4-1 win over 10-man Al-Khaleej.
2025/2026 Saudi Professional League
4-1
Match Report
Jorge Jesus' team made it nine wins from nine to start their 2025-26 campaign, with Wesley and Sadio Mane also on target at Al-Awwal Park on Sunday.
After a low-key first half in the final third, Joao Felix fired Al-Nassr in front six minutes before the break with a neat side-footed shot from the centre of the penalty area.
Joao Felix then quickly turned provider in the 42nd minute, holding off a strong challenge before teeing up Wesley for a thumping strike that whistled into the top-right corner.
However, Al-Nassr's lead was halved just two minutes after the restart when Murad Al Hawsawi tried his luck from distance and found a way past Al-Nassr's Nawaf Al Aqidi.
But as Al-Khaleej pushed for a leveller, they were hit with a sucker punch at the other end when Mane put the result beyond doubt with a superb 77th-minute finish.
Dimitrios Kourbelis was then brandished a red card in the 90th minute as their frustrations began to boil over, and their misery was compounded in second-half stoppage time.
A teasing delivery into the box was met with a spectacular overhead kick by Ronaldo in the 96th minute, despite the best efforts of Al-Khaleej goalkeeper Anthony Morris.
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) November 23, 2025
Data Debrief: Joao Felix and Ronaldo cap off dominant win
Al-Nassr have now scored in their last 62 games in the Saudi Pro League – the longest scoring run in club history (since 2011-2012).
Despite the scoreline, both sides created chances in equal measure, with Al-Nassr generating 1.71 expected goals (xG) from their 21 shots to Al-Khaleej's 1.70 xG from 12 attempts.
Indeed, Al-Nassr's Portuguese duo played a key role for the hosts. Joao Felix registered two shots on target from two attempts and five entries into the final third, while Ronaldo managed a mammoth eight shots (four on target) and created two big chances.
Match Events
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39' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al Khaleej Club (João Félix)
43' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al Khaleej Club
47' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-1 Al Khaleej Club (Murad Al-Hawsawi)
60' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al Khaleej Club
78' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-1 Al Khaleej Club (Sadio Mané)
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88' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al Khaleej Club
92' Red Card! Dimitrios Kourbelis sent off
96' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 4-1 Al Khaleej Club (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Line-ups
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, I. Martinez, Mane, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Felix, Mohamed Simakan, Ayman Yahya, Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Ângelo, Wesley
Subs: Abdullah Alkhaibari, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Raghed Al-Najjar, Haroune Camara, Ali Al-Hassan, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Mohammed Marran, Salem Al Najdi, Saad Haqawi
Al Khaleej Club XI: Anthony Moris, Bart Schenkeveld, Fortounis, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Rebocho, Saleh Al-Amri, Mansour Hamzi, Masouras, Saeed Al-Hamsl, Mohammed Al-Khabrani, Murad Al-Hawsawi
Subs: Ahmed Asiri, Abdullah Al-Hafith, Hamad Al-Jayzani, Marwan Al-Haidari, Bandar Nasser, Arif Al-Haydar, Majed Kanabah, Abdoulie Mboge, Hussain Al-Sultan