Al Nassr conquers Al Akhdoud 3-0

RIYADH. Al Nassr was in the end too much to handle for Al Akhdoud.

By
David Brown
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Al Nassr conquers Al Akhdoud 3-0

RIYADH. Al Nassr was eventually too much to handle for Al Akhdoud with the goal of Sami Al-Najei (13′), Cristiano Ronaldo  (77′) and Cristiano Ronaldo  (80′). Al Nassr was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Mrsool Park stadium in Riyadh on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Faisal Alblwi with the assistance of Omar Al Jamel and Hesham Mohammed Al Refaei. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Al-Daqqash. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.03 degrees Celsius or 80.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Nassr

3 - 0

Team 1

Al Akhdoud

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 17 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 116 Attack 82
  • 58 Dangerous attack 35
  • 79 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Nassr had a strong ball possession 66% while Al Akhdoud was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nassr was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Nassr won the match​.

Al Nassr shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Akhdoud shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Nassr didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Al Akhdoud received 3 yellow cards (Saleh Al Harthi, Florin Tănase and Léandre Tawamba).

Match Timeline

Sami Al-Najei(goal)Sultan Al-Ghannam
13'
26'
F. Tănase- Yellow
31'
F. Tănase(VAR)
34'
L. Tawamba- Yellow
Marcelo Brozovic- sub ->Seko Fofana
55'
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim- sub ->Sami Al-Najei
55'
Ayman Yahya- sub ->Abdulrahman Ghareeb
56'
59'
Saleh Al Harthi- sub ->Awdh Faraj
Cristiano Ronaldo (goal)
77'
78'
Saleh Al Harthi- Yellow
79'
Musleh Al Shaikh- sub ->Alex Collado
Cristiano Ronaldo (goal)
80'
Ali Al-Hassan- sub ->Otávio
88'
89'
Mourad Khodari- sub ->Léandre Tawamba
89'
Eid Al Muwallad- sub ->Florin Tănase
Mohammed Marran- sub ->Alex Telles
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Hilal
89
31
Al Nassr
77
31
Al Ahli
58
31
Al Taawoun
52
31
Al Ittihad
50
31
Al Ettifaq
44
31
Al Fateh
42
31
Al Feiha
42
31
Al Shabab
41
31
Damac
39
31
Al Khaleej
36
31
Al-Wehda
35
31
Al Raed
32
31
Al Riyadh
30
31
Abha
29
31
Al Akhdoud
28
31
Al Tai
28
31
Al Hazm
20
31

After this match, Al Nassr will have 34 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Akhdoud will stay with 10 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Al Nassr will host Al Wahda on the 5th of May with a 17-7 head to head in favor of Al Nassr (5 draws).

Al Akhdoud will host Al Wahda on the 22nd of May with a 0-0 head to head record.

Al Nassr – Formation

Al Nassr
G
Raghed Najjar 36.Saudi Arabia
7.8
D
Sultan Al-Ghannam 2.Saudi Arabia
7.9
D
Mohammed Al-Fatil 4.Saudi Arabia
7.1
D
Abdulelah Al-Amri 5.Saudi Arabia
7.1
D
Alex Telles 15.Brazil
7.8
90'
M
Seko Fofana 6.Ivory Coast
6.7
55'
M
Sami Al-Najei 14.Saudi Arabia
7.9
55' Goals13'
M
Otávio 25.Portugal
7.5
88'
M
Abdulrahman Ghareeb 29.Saudi Arabia
7.0
56'
M
Talisca  94.Brazil
7.3
F
Cristiano Ronaldo  7.Portugal
8.9
Goals77', 80'
Substitutes
G
Waleed Abdullah  33.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdullah Madu 3.Saudi Arabia
D
Ali Lajami 78.Saudi Arabia
M
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim 8.Saudi Arabia
6.4
55'
M
Ali Al-Hassan 19.Saudi Arabia
88'
M
Ayman Yahya 23.Saudi Arabia
7.0
56'
M
Marcelo Brozovic 77.Croatia
7.3
55'
F
Sadio Mané 10.Senegal
F
Mohammed Marran 16.Saudi Arabia
90'

Al Nassr started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro decided to play with the following team: Raghed Najjar (7.8), Sultan Al-Ghannam (7.9), Abdulelah Al-Amri (7.1), Mohammed Al-Fatil (7.1), Alex Telles (7.8), Otávio (7.5), Seko Fofana (6.7), Talisca (7.3), Sami Al-Najei (7.9), Abdulrahman Ghareeb (7.0) and Cristiano Ronaldo  (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Madu, Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (6.4), Sadio Mané, Mohammed Maran, Ali Al-Hassan, Ayman Yahya (7.0), Waleed Abdullah, Marcelo Brozovic (7.3) and Ali Lajami.

Substitutions

Al Nassr made 5 changes: Seko Fofana for Marcelo Brozovic (55′), Abdulrahman Ghareeb for Ayman Yahya (56′), Sami Al-Najei for Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (55′), Alex Telles for Mohammed Maran (90′) and Otávio for Ali Al-Hassan (88′).

Player of the match: Cristiano Ronaldo ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Nassr was Cristiano Ronaldo .

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 31 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Al Akhdoud – Formation

Al Akhdoud
G
Paulo Vítor 1.Brazil
7.5
D
A. Burcă 3.Romania
6.7
D
Saeed Al Rubaie 4.Saudi Arabia
6.3
D
S. Kvirkvelia 5.Georgia
7.0
D
Hussain Al Zabdani 8.Saudi Arabia
6.6
D
Awadh Khamis 27.Saudi Arabia
6.7
59'
M
F. Tănase 10.Romania
7.3
89' 26'
M
Álex Collado 11.Spain
6.8
79'
M
S. Pedroza 18.Colombia
7.0
M
Saviour Godwin 99.Nigeria
6.6
F
L. Tawamba 9.Cameroon
6.4
89' 34'
Substitutes
G
Abdulaziz Al Awardi 25.Saudi Arabia
D
Abdulrahman Al Rio 2.Saudi Arabia
D
Naif Asiri 15.Saudi Arabia
M
Eid Al Muwallad 6.Saudi Arabia
89'
M
Saleh Al Harthi 7.Saudi Arabia
6.4
59' 78'
M
Abdulaziz Al Hatila 12.Saudi Arabia
M
Musleh Al Shaikh 13.Saudi Arabia
6.8
79'
M
Hassan Al Habib 77.Saudi Arabia
F
Mourad Khodari 24.Saudi Arabia
89'

Al Akhdoud started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Martin Ševela played with: Paulo Vítor (7.5), Hussain Hassan Mushaib Al Zabdani (6.6), Saeed Al-Rabiei (6.3), Solomon Kvirkvelia (7.0), Andrei Burcă (6.7), Awdh Faraj (6.7), Alex Collado (6.8), Juan Pedroza (7.0), Florin Tănase (7.3), Saviour Godwin (6.6) and Léandre Tawamba (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Abdulrahman Khalid Al Rio, Eid Al-Muwallad, Saleh Al Harthi (6.4), Abdulaziz Saleh Al Hatila, Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh (6.8), Naif Asiri, Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari, Abdulaziz Rahma and Hassan Al-Habib.

Substitutions

Al Akhdoud made 4 changes: Awdh Faraj for Saleh Al Harthi (59′), Léandre Tawamba for Murad Mohammed Abdullah Khadari (89′), Florin Tănase for Eid Al-Muwallad (89′) and Alex Collado for Musleh Salah Musleh Al Shaikh (79′).

Player of the match: Paulo Vítor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Akhdoud was the goalkeeper: Paulo Vítor. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Pro League.​