Sadio Mane scored a goal in either half, helping Al-Nassr cruise to a 3-0 win over Al-Orubah and close in on the top two in the Saudi Pro League.
2024/2025 Saudi Professional League
3-0
Match Report
Cristiano Ronaldo had given the hosts the lead from the spot, setting them on their way to a dominant victory.
After a slow start, Jean Seri was penalised for a handball, and Ronaldo made no mistake from the spot. After a stuttering run-up, he coolly slotted his strike into the bottom-left corner.
Mane got his first on the stroke of half-time, latching onto Ronaldo's pull-back before firing his low shot into the far side of the net.
He could have had a hat-trick, having also hit the woodwork and squandered a first-time shot by slicing it wide, but he did get his second in the 71st minute, guiding Nawaf Bu Washi's cross past Gaetan Coucke.
Cristian Tello came closest to a consolation for the visitors, smashing a long-range effort off the crossbar.
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) October 5, 2024
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Data Debrief: Mane's time to shine
Mane, so far this season, has been providing the spark as a playmaker after registering five assists in Al-Nassr's first five games in the Saudi Pro League.
Today, however, he regained his scoring touch, getting his first two goals of the campaign.
He had the most shots (five), and shots on target (three), as he accumulated 0.97 expected goals (xG), while his seven touches in the box was the most of any player on the field.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
9' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
17' Penalty Goal! Al Nassr FC 1-0 Al-Orubah (Cristiano Ronaldo)
20' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
28' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
29' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 2-0 Al-Orubah (Sadio Mané)
34' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
37' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
43' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
49' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
52' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
54' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
64' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
71' GOAL! Al Nassr FC 3-0 Al-Orubah (Sadio Mané)
76' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
77' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
79' Highlight from Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
83' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
88' Match Event for Al Nassr FC vs Al-Orubah
Line-ups
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, Laporte, Mane, Otávio, Talisca, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Mohamed Simakan, Bento, Nawaf Al-Boushal
Subs: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim, Ali Lajami, Raghed Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ali Al-Hassan, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Maran, Salem Al Najdi
Al-Orubah XI: Gudmundsson, Tello, Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Zouma, Seri, E.Boateng, Gaëtan Coucke, Karlo Muhar, Ismaël Kandouss, Fahad Aqeel Al-Zubaidi, Hamed Al-Maghati
Subs: Fahad Al-Rashidi, Mohammed Al-Qarni, Husein Al-Shuwaish, Rafi Al-Ruwaili, Mohammed Al-Saiari, Abdulmalik Al-Shammari, Nawaf Al-Qamiri, Sattam Al-Roqi, Ziyad Al-Hunaiti