Overview
- Two own goals bookended a chaotic match, with Saad Yaslam turning in early for Al-Nassr and Mohamed Simakan later doing the same at the other end.
- Al-Shabab’s Vincent Sierro was sent off before Abdulrahman Ghareeb struck in the 76th minute, with VAR confirming the decisive goal.
- Cristiano Ronaldo did not score yet remains the Saudi Pro League’s leading scorer on 15 goals.
- The victory lifts Al-Nassr back to second place and trims Al-Hilal’s lead to four points with Al-Nassr holding a game in hand.
- Al-Nassr navigated absences including suspensions to Marcelo Brozovic and Nawaf Al Aqidi and Sadio Mané’s AFCON duty, and Al-Shabab later filed a formal refereeing complaint about the match.