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Cristiano Ronaldo: Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Score, Saudi Pro League - NAS 0-1 TWN at Half Time! 20' Al Nassr 0-1 Al Taawoun (Leandre Tawamba scores, Al-Ahmad assists) 90+6' Al Nassr 0-2 Taawoun (Bahusayn scores; Dos Santos assists)
Cristiano Ronaldo will make his first appearance in the Saudi Pro League 2023-24 on Friday night as his side Al Nassr host Al Taawoun in their second league match of the season.
Al Nassr 0-2 Al Taawoun at Full Time
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Full Time!
The referee blows the final whistle after letting play continue till the 11th minute! More agony for Al Nassr, who have lost back-to-back games since winning the Arab Club Championships Cup!
GOOOOOALLLL!
It's Al Taawoun 2-0! Substitute Bahusayn finishes it off from the first touch as Dos Santos runs deep into the box before squaring it off to the goalscorer for the second of the night! It's certainly the second defeat in as many games for Al Nassr!
GOOOOALLLL! No, it's offside!
90+5' Poorly taken goalkick by Taawoun goalkeeper and it falls to Al Nassr playedr up the field. He plays Mane free inside the box! The Senegalese buries into the far post for a brillian finish but his run was flagged offside and correclty so!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN
90+3' The overcrowded Taawoun box is frustrating the likes of Sadio Mane and Cristiano Ronaldo as they are running out of ideas and have tired legs to make it further difficult for them!
9 minutes of stoppage time added!
90+1' Ghareeb wins a corner right after Cristiano called for a handball inside the Taawoun box. Not given by the referee!
Cristiano Ronaldo hits the post!
89' Talisca won the ball high up the field and fed Sadio Mane, who made space to played Cristiano free inside the box on the right! The forward took a touch before shooting and hit the far post! Wouldn't have counted as he was offside!
Mane's shot blocked on the goal line!
84' Taawoun goalkeeper came off his line to block a shot, the ball fell to Al Fatel on the rebound and he laid it off to Mane. The Senegalese shot it at target first time but a defender kept his body on the line to deflect it away for a corner! The resulting set piece is headed off target by Talisca! Will Al Nassr ever scored tonight?
WHAT A RUN BY TALISCA!
82' Talisca is called into action on the left flank and he marvellously glides past two defenders and shoots but his shot was blocked by another defender inside a crowded Taawoun box!
Ghareeb goes down inside the box!
80' The Al Nassr fullback overlaps to get inside the box and fires in a low cross! He is taken down right after but the referee signals sees no foul in the attempt by the defender. Cristiano Ronaldo is not too happy and argues with the referee!
BROZOVIC!
78' The Al Nassr midfielder fires off target while aiming for the far post as Al Ghanna sets him up with a brilliant backheel pass inside the box!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN
75' Cristiano Ronaldo urges the crowd to continue backing them and the fans oblige!
Double change by Al Taawoun
73' Al-Nasser and Bolabaid join the play in place of Faqeemi and Flavio Silva
Al Nassr 0-1 Al Taawoun
70' Sadio Mane gets into the crowd box and tries to square it back to Cristiano Ronaldo. His pass, however, was intercepted away for a corner! The resulting set piece is cleared to safety too!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN
67' Al Nassr continue to knock at the door as Brozovic and Sadio Mane are deeply involved in breakthrough but a combination of poor passing in the final third and deep defending by Taawoun has denied them the equaliser so far!
Cristiano Ronaldo caught offside!
64' Cristiano Ronaldo is played free towards the goal and the forward reached the ball inside the ball to shoot at the goalkeeper but the offside flag was raised already!
YELLOW CARD FOR AL TAAWOUN!
61' Clever play by Ronaldo there as he was never winning the duel on the run with Waleed Al-Ahmed. But the Portuguese striker changed his lane at the last moment to force Al Ahmed commit a foul on him! The referee shows yellow straightaway to the defender!
Talisca tests Taawoun goalkeeper!
57' Talisca has been lively in the second half. This time he is fed with a cross inside the box and he forces a brilliant reflex by the goalkeeper to deny Al Nassr the equaliser. Meanwhile Al Nassr win a corner!
YELLOW CARD FOR AL NASSR!
53' Talisca sees a yellow card for diving as he went down without any contact near the box!
Cristiano Ronaldo fires straight at goalkeeper!
49' Talisca sells a brilliant dummy to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to receive the ball outside the box with his back towards the goal! The striker shoot on the turn but straight to the goalkeeper!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN
48' Mateus Dos Santos tests Al Nassr goalkeeper as he fires from outside the box after catching the hosts on the break!
Cristiano Ronaldo heads off target!
47' The resulting corner was delivered to Cristiano Ronaldo on the near post and he head it off target! A teammate pushed him from behind, making him lose momentum as well!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN
46' The second half begins and Talisca wins a corner early on as his cross was deflected away for a corner!
2nd half to begin!
Players are coming back on the field as the second half is all set to begin. We will know soon if there will be any change at the break! Al Nassr were already forced to make two changes in the first half!
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun Live Updates: NAS 0-1 TWN at HT
Al Taawoun took lead in the 20th minute and managed to hold on to it as Al Nassr struggled to get clear-cut chances inside the box. Cristiano Ronaldo had a shot on target and hit the wall from a freekick, which was also his closest to scoring a goal!
⏸️ || Half time,@AlNassrFC 0:1 #AlTaawoun#AlNassrAlTaawoun pic.twitter.com/0dJv3j6sIK
— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) August 18, 2023
Al Nassr 0-1 Al Taawoun at Half Time
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DECISION REVERSED!
45+10' The decision is reversed following a review. The replays shows Faqeemi clearly won the ball first! The referee blows the half time whistle soon after! Ronaldo is not pleased and makes his feeling apparent to the official in an animated argument! It's Al Nassr 0-1 Al Taawoun at Half Time!
PENALTY FOR AL NASSR!
45+7' Fofana is taken down inside the box by Mauath Faqeemi! Bit of an exaggerated reaction from the Frenchman! Taawoun players and coaches are protesting. There's probably going to be a VAR check!
Yellow card for Taawoun!
45+5' Taawoun right-back fouls Sadio Mane to stop him fro catchinng them on break and is shown a yellow card. Right after, Fofana fires off target from 35 yards!
Another forced substitution for Al Nassr!
45+2' Midfielder Al-Lajami is unable to walk and is taken off by the medical staff on their shoulder. He is replaced by Mohmmad Al-Fatel
Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on the opening game against Steven Gerrard's Al Ettifaq at the Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam as the Portuguese superstar suffered a knee injury during the Arab Club Championships Cup, which Al Nassr won.
There were other notable absentees for the nine-time league champions including Seko Fofana, Marcelo Brozovic, and Alex Telles. The trio was rested as the match was slated days after the side won the Arab Cup final.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Al Hilal in the final to win his first silverware with the Saudi Arabian club since his big money Manchester United. The 38-year-old striker missed the opening Saudi Pro League due to a knee injury.
There were rumors surrounding his availability for the game as well. However, Al Nassr confirmed his participation in the match on the eve of the matchday as they shared photos of Cristiano Ronaldo during the matchday -1 practice session.
In the first Saudi Pro Legaue game, Al Nassr were off to a better start early on in the game as Sadio Mane, who was expected to lead the side in absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, as the Senegalese scored in the fourth minute of the match.
Al Ettifaq scored twice early in the second half to take lead and never lost it from thereon in front of loud home supporters.
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