In round 14 of the 2023/2024 Saudi Arabia National Championship, Al Nassr will welcome Al Akhdoud at home. If they win this match, Ronaldo and his teammates will narrow the gap with top team Al Hilal to 1 point.

Against opponents in the relegation group, Al Nassr players easily pressed the field right after the opening whistle. At minute 13, Sami Al-Najei easily scored a cross from Al Ghanam to open the scoring for the home team.

Sami Al-Najei opened the scoring early for Al Nassr (Photo: Al Nassr)

In the remainder of the first half, there were not many dangerous opportunities created by either side. The first 45 minutes of play ended with a 1 goal lead belonging to Al Nassr.

In the second half, Al Nassr was still the team that had dominant possession of the ball. However, it wasn’t until the 77th minute that the home team at KSU found a goal to double the gap. From Alex Telles’ cross on the left wing, Al Akhdoud’s goalkeeper made an unsafe block, causing the ball to go to Ronaldo’s position. CR7 handled it skillfully and then scored the goal for the away team.

It didn’t stop there, just 3 minutes later, Ronaldo completed his double goal. Al Akhdoud goalkeeper Paulo Vitor rushed out of the penalty area to clear the ball straight to CR7’s position. The Portuguese superstar lobbed the ball from a distance of 30 meters and sent the ball straight into the away team’s goal, increasing the score to 3-0. for Al Nassr. This is also the final score of the match.

Ronaldo scored a double in 3 minutes (Photo: Al Nassr)

The 3 points won against Al Akhdoud helped Al Nassr have 34 points, only 1 point behind top team Al Hilal but playing 1 more match. Meanwhile, Al Akhdoud continues to be in the group holding the red light, 3 points behind the safe position.