Al-Nassr vs Damac Highlights, Saudi Pro League 2024-25: NAS 2-0 DAM; Ronaldo scores brace

That’s that! Talisca thought he had got on the scoresheet in the final moments of the game, but the move was flagged offside. Nonetheless, Al-Nassr returned to winning ways in the league, thanks to a brace by its skipper.

Well, well. One can never know in the game of football. Nine minutes is enough time for a side to get back level, but that red card could prove heavy for Damac in an attempt to restore parity.

Damac trying to get one back but seems to be too little too late for the visitor.

Bukhari swiftly comes off his line and slides to kick the ball away from Talisca who was through on goal with no defenders near him.

Boushal cuts it back for Ronaldo, who smashes it into the far side with his left foot. Match should now be done and dusted in favour of Al-Nassr.

Ronaldo tries to pull off a cheeky backheel to assist Al Ghanam but he gets it wrong. Al-Nassr looking for a second to putting the game in bed.

With Damac down to 10 men, Al-Nassr is looking to score a second and take the game out of the opponent’s hands..

Al-Khaibari has come on for Al-Ghamdi.

Bedrane sent off as he picks up a red card for his crunching tackle on Simakan. Damac now has to search for an equaliser with 10 men.

Kamano tries to toe-poke the ball into the goal but a defender does well to pose some problems for him.

No changes from both sides as the second 45 minutes get underway.

Ronaldo’s penalty remains the difference at halftime as Damac trails Al-Nassr.

Can Damac find an equaliser before the break?

Kamano puts his laces through it for a volley as the ball dinks and comfortably falls into the hands of Bento.

Just like his recent record with freekicks, Ronaldo puts this one straight at the wall. A frustrated Cristiano follows as he tries to send the rebound goal-bound but fails.

What looked like a mere coming together of players is a yellow card as Hawsawi’s legs trip a sprinting Mane at the edge of the box.

Great flick from Ronaldo to find Mane who tries to side-foot it past the ‘keeper but Bukhari makes an important save.

Angelo on the left-flank goes hard and low but the shot whizzes past.

For the past few minutes, Damac has been knocking on Nassr’s goal, trying to restore parity before the host gets a chance to double its lead.

Ronaldo and Angelo are through on goal, with just one defender to deal with. The former passes it to the latter, who does well to beat his man and tries to dink the ‘keeper but his shot goes wide.

N’Koudou gets a shot away from an acute angle but Bento is equal to it as he spreads his legs and makes an important save.

Ronaldo puts Al-Nassr ahead! After the ball made contact with Bedrane’s hand inside the box, the host was awarded a penalty. And the skipper steps up and breaks the deadlock.

Damac’s backline is holding fort for now. Ronaldo has been seen making a couple of runs and if a ball finds him then it could spell trouble for the visitor.

Sadio Mane’s cutback searches for an eager Ronaldo, who tries to hit it first time but a defender blocks it well.

The host is eager to break the deadlock early on as the likes of Mane try to create opportunities.

We are underway at the Al-Awwal Park as Ronaldo hopes to lead Al-Nassr back to victory in the league.

We are minutes away from the kick-off at the Al-Awwal Park as Al-Nassr looks to return to winning ways.

Al-Nassr: Bento (GK), Al Ghanam, Simakan, Fatil, Boushal, Khaibari, Brozovic, Otavio, Angelo, Mane, Ronaldo

Damac: Bukhari (GK), Hawsawi, Chafai, Bedrane, Al-Anazi, Mohammed, Al-Ghamdi, Fallatah, Kamano, N’Kodou, Diallo

In its previous league fixture, Al-Nassr allowed Al-Qadisiyah to stage a comeback and beat it 1-2. However, it comes into this match after a commanding 3-1 win over Al-Gharafa in the AFC Champions League, which saw Cristiano Ronaldo bag a brace. 

On the other hand, Damac will be eyeing consecutive wins after its 2-1 win over Al Kholood. While the Khamis Mushait-based club sits in 11th on the points table, Al-Nassr sits third, eight points off leader Al-Ittihad.

The Saudi Pro League 2024-25 match between Al-Nassr and Damac will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The match will also be live-streamed on the SonyLiv app and website. Moreover, you can stay tuned to Sportstar’s website and app for all the latest updates from the match.