Al Wehda vs Al Nassr highlights, WEH 1-3 NAS, Saudi Pro League: Ronaldo, Alamri, Telles goals guide Nassr to win

Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Abdulelah Al-Amri and Alex Telles guide Al Nassr to a comfortable 3-1 win against Al Wehda.

There is a VAR check and a second Al Nassr goal is cancelled on the night as Ghareeb is adjudged to be offside during the buildup.

Abdulrahman Ghareeb caps off a dominant Al Nassr performance with a goal in second-half additional time. Al Nassr breaks on a counter. Ghareeb carries the ball inside the box, cuts in and shoots as the ball hits the underside of the crossbar and rattles the net.

CLOSE- Al Mowalad crosses from the left and the ball falls straight to Ighalo, who shoots at goal with his head. He had a fee header but fails to hit the target, not by much though.

Al Nassr subs: IN- Alhassan, Khalid Al-Ghannam OUT- Sultan Al-Ghannam, Mane

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

Ghareeb breaks clear of the last line of the Wehda defence and makes a run at goal after Mane threads a through ball to him. One-on-one with Munir, he goes for the shot, but the Wehda keeper stands strong to make the save.

Van Crooij gies for a low shot from distance but it is an easy collect for Munir.

Mane takes another shot from the left but Munir makes another solid save. It has not happened for the Senegalese international.

Ghareeb tries to find Mane at the far-post with a teasing cross but Yamiq does well to cut out the pass and clear the danger.

Surely a late consolation as Anselmo finds the net from a Al Wehda freekick. The ball is played inside the Al Nassr box from a freekick. Duarte does well to square the ball with his head to Anselmo, at the far-post. Once the ball comes, Anselmo makes no mistake in hitting thr target.

Ghareeb’s cutback finds Otavio, whose shot takes a bounce and then hits the post. That is unlucky for the Portuguese.

Goodwin loses the ball and Ronaldo pounces at the edge of the box. The Portuguese does not require an invitation to shoot from there and goes for a grounded effort. But Yamiq blocks the effort.

Al Nassr sub: IN- Ghareeb OUT- Talisca

Mane makes another good run inside the box, does a little stepover to take the ball on the outside, and then shoots at goal. It is a powerful shot but hits the side-netting.

Al Wehda sub: IN- Vito van Crooij OUT- Bakshween

Anselmo goes for a shot at goal from the edge of the box but cannot keep his effort on target. The ball sails above the goal and out of play.

Al Nassr sub: IN- Fofana OUT- Najei

SAVE- Mane makes a great run and uses his strength to keep the ball as he darts inside the box. He shoots hard and low to Munir’s left but the Wehda keeper does well to get down quick and make the save.

Mane still searching for his first league goal since mid-September.

Al Wehda sub: IN- Al-Hejji, Al Bukhari OUT- Noor, Hawsawi

The referee has a look and cancels Talisca’s goal. It looks like Ronaldo was offside when Telles played the cross. Ronaldo did not get a touch but he was involved in the play.

The referee is going to the VAR monitor to check something about Talisca’s goal. It seems to be for a possible offside for Ronaldo when Telles crossed the ball inside the box.

Telles pings in a good cross inside the box. Both Ronaldo and Talisca attacks the cross, but the former seemed to leave the ball for the Brazilian at the last moment. The ball takes a touch off Talisca and creeps inside the net. It looks like he did not know too much about that.

Booking: Bakshween sees the first yellow card of the night for his challenge on Brozovic.

The flashlights are out from the Al Nassr fans and it is a wonderful sight to see. They can sense the win.

Talisca takes the ball a long way into the opposition half before losing the ball and goinf down. He signals that he is in pain but the play continues. Al Wehda tries to create an attack and does well to stitch a move. It ends with Goodwin going for a curler from the right side of the box, but it is an easy save for Nawaf.

It is a horrible error at the back for Al Wehda as it just could not clear the ball from a goalkick. Bakshween tries to send the ball to safety by heading the ball to his keeper Munir, but Ronaldo intercepts the header to slot the ball at the back of the net.

Talisca threads a pass to Ronaldo, who takes an early shot, but he misses the target.

Al Wehda has started the second-half well and has already made Nawaf come off his line twice.

Al Nassr leads Al Wehda 2-0 as the second-half gets underway at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

Goals from Alex Telles and Abdulelah Al-Amri keeps Al Nassr in a 2-0 lead against Al Wehda at the break.

Brozovic finds Ronaldo with an excellent pass. The latter brings down the ball with his head inside the Wehda box and shoots at goal, only to hit the side-netting. Ronaldo bangs his face on the pitch as he goes down. It is a painful one but nothing serious.

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

Al Nassr tries to start a counter as Ronaldo passes the ball to Mane and then goes on a supporting run. But, the assistant referee blows his whistle for offside and the move ends.

Al Nassr works out a short corner. Brozovic crosses the ball inside the box and Alamri meets the ball at the far-post with a leaping header. It is an excellent connection as the ball hits the woodwork and rattles the net for Al Nassr’s second.

The ball falls kindly for Goodwin, who shoots at goal on the volley from quite a distance. It would ave required some hit to trouble Nawaf from that distance. The effort, however, balloons over the goal and goes out of play.

Al Wehda’s main problem is that Ighalo is mostly isolated up top as the players behind try to stitch cohesive attacks. Al Nassr’s defence has found its footing mostly right now and looks quite compact.

Al Nassr has a freekick, which is quite a distance away from the Wehda goal. This time. Ronaldo takes the freekick, taking a direct shot at goal. The ball leaves Ronaldo’s feet like a bullet and goes straight at goal, but it is at a comfortable height for Munir to save.

El Yamiq almost finds the net with a header from a corner. He leaps well to connect with the ball but the effort misses the target by inches.

SAVE- Talisca passes the ball to Al Ghanam on the overlap. Al Ghanam sends an excellent cross inside the box, that is met by a Mane header. The ball takes a bounce and is headed towards the top-corner but Munir does well to make the save.

Al Nassr looks more comfortable with the ball now. That goals has really changed things and Ronaldo and Co look to be in fine tuning.

Mane passes short to Ronaldo, as the latter prepares to take a shot from distance based on his body shape. However, Bakshween does well to nudge the ball away from the Al Nassr captain to prevent the shot.

What a finish that is by Alex Telles! The goal comes from a freekick. Ronaldo and Telles stood over it, and most predicted the Portuguese to take it. But Ronaldo acted as the decoy as Telles wrapped his left foot around the ball and found the bottom left-corner. Al Wehda keeper Munir was a spectator as the ball flew in.

Al Mowalad’s long throw-in is headed out by Telles and Al Nassr mount a counter-attack. Mane passes it to Otavio, who in turn, sends it to Talisca. Talisca goes for shot from distance but it takes a delfection and goes to the keeper.

Contrary to expectations, it has been a bright start from Al Wehda. It has made some promising move from the flanks, especially the right, led by Noor. It also seems comfortable on the ball as of now.

Abdulaziz Noor shows his pace by getting past Telles on the right wing. He then finds Ighalo with the cutback, who shoots first time but could not get a clean connection. That could have been a dangerous move for Al Nassr.

A cross comes inside the Al Nassr box from a Wehda freekick. It is a dangerous ball but Ronaldo shows his defensive capabilities by heading the ball to safety.

A slow start from Al Nassr as it passes the ball inside its own-half. The Al Wehda players are also not keen in pressing.

The Saudi Pro League match between Al Wehda and Al Nassr is underway at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

Al Nassr did the double over Al Wehda last season, with a 5-0 win on aggregate, but suffered a 1-0 loss when the two teams met in the King’s Cup semi-final in April.

Al Wehda has lost four of its last six games in all competitions. At home, it has recorded three wins in six games.

Al Nassr has won its last eight away games across all competitions. It also has the best attacking record in the Saudi Pro League this season, scoring 33 goals in 12 games.

Munir(GK); Bakshween, Yamiq, Duarte; Al Mowalad, Anselmo, Fajr, Hawsawi; Goodwin, Ighalo, Noor

​

Played: 41

Al Wehda wins: 8

Draws: 8

Al Nassr wins: 25

Al Wehda will host Al Nassr at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.

The host clinched its first victory in seven games, beating Al Hazm 2-1 courtesy of a second-half brace from Abdulaziz Noor.

Al Nassr bagged its ninth league win as Cristiano Ronaldo and Aymeric Laporte got on the scoresheet to help their team cruise to a 2-0 home triumph in its last league match against Al Khaleej.

Ronaldo was rested in a midweek AFC Champions League clash against Al Duhail, which Al Nassr won 3-2, but the star Portuguese will most likely return to the starting lineup for this match.

When and where is the Al Wehda vs Al Nassr Saudi Pro League match kicking-off?

The Al Wehda vs Al Nassr Saudi Pro League match will kick-off at 11:30 PM IST, Saturday, October 11, at the King Abdul Aziz Stadium.

How to watch Al Wehda vs Al Nassr in India?

The Saudi Pro League match between Al Wehda and Al Nassr will be live telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.

How to live stream Al Wehda vs Al Nassr?

The Saudi Pro League match between Al Wehda and Al Nassr can be live-streamed on the Sony LIV app and website.