RASS. Al Nassr topped Al Tai to win 2-1. A penalty from C. Ronaldo was decisive in the 87min. It was Al Nassr to strike first with a goal of Talisca at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 79′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cristiano Ronaldo gave the win to Al Nassr in the 87′ minute with a penalty. Al Nassr capitalized on its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Ar-Rass Stadium stadium in Rass on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew Conger with the collaboration of Tevita Makasini and Mark Rule. The 4th official was Abdulsamad Bakri. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.1 degrees Celsius or 96.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 10%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nassr had a superior ball possession 58% while Al Tai was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nassr was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match.
Al Tai shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr shot 19 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Tai received 4 yellow cards (Virgil Misidjan, Enzo Roco, Marko Dugandzic and Abdulaziz Al Harabi). Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr received 1 yellow card (Abdullah Al Khaibari).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Tai will stay with 7 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Nassr will have 18 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Pro League, Al Tai will host Al Ahli Jeddah on the 21st of February with a 10-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ahli Jeddah (1 draw).
Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).
Al Tai – Formation
Al Tai adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Krešimir Režić decided to play with the following team: Victor Braga
, Tariq Mohammed , Ibrahim Alnakhli , Enzo Roco , Hussain Qasim , Alfa Semedo , Robert Bauer , Andrei Cordea , Bernard Mensah , Virgil Misidjan and Marko Dugandzic .The home team had on the bench: Abdulkarim Al Sulaima, Abdulaziz Al Harabi
, Salman Al-Mowasher, Abdulrahman Al-Harthi , Nawaf Al Qamiri, Moataz Al-Baqaawi, Abdulfattah Asiri, Hassan Al-Amri, Adeeb Al Haizan and Salman Al-Muwashar.Substitutions
Al Tai made 3 changes: Andrei Cordea for Abdulrahman Al-Harthi (78′), Ibrahim Alnakhli for Abdulaziz Al Harabi (78′) and Marko Dugandzic for Adeeb Al Haizan (90′).
Best player: Abdulrahman Al-Harthi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Tai was Abdulrahman Al-Harthi.
His rating is
with 9 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 78′.
Al Nassr – Formation
Also Al Nassr adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro played with: Nawaf Al Aqidi
, Sultan Al Ghannam , Ali Lajami , Aymeric Laporte , Alex Telles , Abdullah Al Khaibari , Marcelo Brozovic , Talisca , Otávio , Sadio Mané and Cristiano Ronaldo .They had on the bench: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Abdulelah Al Amri, Seko Fofana
, Khalid Al-Ghannam , Nawaf Al-Boushal, Sami Al Naji, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Qasem and Raghed Najjar.Substitutions
Al Nassr made 3 changes: Otávio for Seko Fofana (68′), Marcelo Brozovic for Sami Al Naji (90′) and Sadio Mané for Khalid Al-Ghannam (90′).
Best player: Talisca
The most impressive player for Al Nassr was Talisca.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 39 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Pro League.
- Al Hilal – Al Shabab – 2-0
- Al Feiha – Al Ittihad – 0-0
- Al Hazm – Al Taawon – 1-3
- Al Tai – Al Nassr – 1-2