Al Nassr vs Al Kholood LIVE score, KLD 2-2 NAS, Saudi Pro League: Clash level as second-half gets underway, match updates

Al Nassr sub: IN- Nawaf OUT- Al Ghanam 

Talisca gets at the end of an excellent cross from the left flank and towers above his marker to head the ball towards the goal. But Grohe continues to shine between the stick and makes a diving save to keep the ball from going isndie the net. 

Brozovic floats in a cross inside the Kholood box from the right flank but it fails to find an Al Nassr shirt as Kholood does well to clear its lines. The tempo of the match has taken a hit. We are not seeing the end-to-end action like the first-half. 

The second-half has begun on a much equal footing unlike the first, where Al Nassr dominated the early minutes. Right now, the battles is mostly restricted to the middle of the park. 

NAS sub: IN- Wesley, Brozovic OUT- Angelo, Ghareeb 

KLD sub: IN- Al Shehri OUT- Al Asmari 

Scores level at 2-2 as the second-half gets underway at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Buraidah.

A brilliant first-half comes to an end as scores are level at 2-2 at the half-time. Laporte and Talisca on the mark for Al Nassr while Maolida has grabbed a brace for Al Kholood. 

Angelo gets the ball in a good position inside the box and uses the outside of his boot to shoot at goal. He generates a lot of power as the ball rattles the crossbar and comes back into play. Angelo gets another chance from the rebound but his time, his effort is saved by another excellent save by Grohe. The Kholood keeper has been brilliant between the sticks today. 

Mane spreads the ball to Al Ghanam on the right flank and the latter has enough time and space to pick out a teammate in the middle. He goes for a floating cross but it is a poor cross. 

Seven minutes added at the end of the first-half!

Mane has a good chance to shoot across goal to complete a good attacking move from Al Nassr, but the Senegalese suffers an untimely slip and loses the chance to shoot. 

The Al Nassr defence under pressure as Kholood get a couple of chances inside the box. Collado delivers a good inswinger from the right and Gyomber shoots at goal from close distance. However, the angle worked against him. 

Mane shows an excellent first touch to bring down an aerial cross to him inside the Kholood box. One-on-one with Grohe, Mane goes low with his shot but the Kholood keeper makes another good save. 

Eventually the whistle is blown and Mane is flagged offside. 

Al Nassr sub: IN- Al Fatil OUT- Laporte

After getting some medical attention, it looks like it is the end of the night for Laporte. The studs are off as he makes his way off the pitch. 

And Laporte has gone down clutching his feet without any sort of challenge at all, which is always concerning. Al Nassr will hope it is just a bout of cramp and nothing more serious. 

It is end-to-end stuff right now - Mane gets the ball in a good position inside the box. He cuts in and then shoots but his effort is blocked as the ball goes out for a corner. 

The resulting corner is disappointing and Kholood clears its lines with ease. 

Collado finds Muleka with a quick pass on the left flank. Muleka spots Maolida and finds him with the pass. Maolida takes a couple of touches to open up space for him and then shoots low at goal from the edge of the box. The bend on the ball is perfect and it rattles the bottom-right corner. 

This time Talisca is not denied - Otavio finds Angelo with a deft backheel with the former darting inside the box and squaring it to Mane. Mane shoots but his effort his saved by Grohe but the rebound falls straight to Talisca, who lashes the ball inside the net to give his team the lead. 

Al Nassr almost takes lead as Mane gets at the end of a cross from the left and guides the ball toward goal with a powerful header. But Grohe matches the header with an excellent save. Talisca had a chance on the follow-up but could not find the target. 

That was a short-lived lead for the newly-promoted Al Kholood - Al Nassr makes perfect use from the corner. The cross inside the box is headed by Alawjami to Laporte at the far-post who goes across the face of the goal to find the net with a looping header. Grohe could not do anything about that one. 

Talisca has an excellent chance to score the equaliser after being slipped a deft through ball inside the box. He shoots at the near-post but Grohe makes a good save to send the ball out for a corner. 

Muleka times his run to perfection as he is played an excellent through ball through the channels. Making his way into the final third, he finds Maolida with a low pass, whose shot ricochets off Yahya and trickles inside the net. A slice of fortune in that goal but Al Kholood will not mind that one bit. 

Al Ghanam has acres of space as he run down the right flank and makes his way inside the Kholood box. He tries to square the ball to a teammate in the centre with a low cross but it is intercepted. 

Otavio tries to flick the ball to Mane as the two link up at the edge of the box. Otavio’s pass is intercepted but there was a big penalty shout from the Portuguese. The referee, who has quite close to the action, signals for play to continue. 

In Ronaldo’s absence, Talisca will the focal point of all the Al Nassr attacks. Mane, who had started on the left, can play as the second striker at times. 

As expected, Al Nassr is enjoying the lion’s share of the ball in the early minutes of the match. Even without Ronaldo, Al Nassr will be the heavy favourites to win this clash. 

An early halt to the match as Mane is brought down with a heavy challenge on the right flank. This is the first league meeting between Al Kholood and Al Nassr. 

The Saudi Pro League 2024-25 clash between Al Kholood and Al Nassr is underway at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Buraidah.

Al Nassr: Bento (GK); Ghareeb, Laporte, Alawjami, Al Ghanam; Yahya, Al-Khaibari; Mane, Otavio, Angelo Gabriel, Talisca 

Al Kholood: Grohe(GK); Al Asmari, Troost Ekong, Gyomber, Asiri; Al Safari, N’Doram, Dieng; Collado, Muleka, Maolida

High-flying Al Nassr will clash against struggling Al Kholood in a Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Buraidah on Friday.

Al Nassr is currently in third with 17 points from seven outings and is undefeated in the league. It will be a strong favourite against Kholood, which is languishing in 15th, with five points from the same number of outings.

Stefano Pioli’s side is coming into this match on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Iranian outfit Esteghlal FC in Al-Nassr’s third AFC Champions League game.

Al Kholood, on the other hand, drew 1-1 against Al Fateh in its last fixture and has failed to win a match in its previous four outings. Its last win came in a 1-0 win against Al Wehba in September.

When and where will the Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match between Al Kholood and Al Nassr kick-off?

The Saudi Pro League match between Al Kholood and Al Nassr will kick off at 8:35 PM IST on Friday, October 26 at the King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Buraidah. 

Where to watch the Al Kholood vs Al Nassr match?

The Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match between Al Kholood and Al Nassr will be live telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The match will also be live streamed on the Sony Liv app and website.