Four goals from Sadio Mane and a brace for Jhon Duran sees Al-Nassr thump Al-Akhdoud 9-0.
Four goals from Sadio Mane and a brace for Jhon Duran sees Al-Nassr thump Al-Akhdoud 9-0.
Al Akhdoud: Vitor (gk), Asiri, Alyami, Lowe, Khamis, Pedroza, Musona, Hawsawi, Al-Zubaidi, Godwin
Al Nassr: Bento (gk), Boushal, Al-Fatil, Alawjami, Al Ghanam, Brozovic, Sulaiheem, Otavio, Mane, Yahya, Duran
No Cristiano Ronald for the visitors as Al-Nassr look to get three points against the hosts in this SPL 2024-25 fixture.
Ali Lajami takes a long throw but it does not result to anything as the opposition GK collects the ball safely.
Well, as per reports, the Portugal captain is being given a rest by the manager Stefano Pioli after playing consecutive games.
Al-Nassr are in the lead. Sultan swings in a cross and Al-Akhdoud GK Paulo Vitor goes up to collect the ball but a collision with an opposition player sees him spill the ball and Aiman Yahya makes no mistake to put it past the keeper.
Jhon Duran is a poacher and he does just that as the Colombian is fed the ball and he shoots past the opposition keeper with ease. Al-Nassr are 2-0 up and how! Cristiano Ronaldo who?
Game, set and match! Marcelo Brozovic's left-foot shot hits the top left corner of Al-Akhdoud's goal as the visitors go 3-0 up in the game. It's a long way back for the hosts now, despite no Cristiano Ronaldo in the opposition team.
This match could see a crazy score line with the hosts' defence is all at sea.
Four mins added and Al-Nassr are cruising in the game against their sorry opponents. Earlier, Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim (Al-Nassr) was shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Al-Akhdoud captain seems to foul the on-rushing Nawaf Boushal and the ref points towards the spot. Sadio Mane steps and coolly dispatches it without any hesitation.
Jhon Durán's right-footed shot from the right side of the box against the ten-men. This could get messy especially after the hosts losing their goalie to a red-card.
Rakan Najjar replaces Naif Asiri
Christian Bassogog replaces Knowledge Musona.
Sadio Mane adds the game's sixth goal and it's going bad to worse for the hosts on their own turf. Mane hits from long but his shot deflects off the opposition defender and beats the goalie and goes into the net.
Al-Akhdoud could think of a forfeit tonight (if possible) as Al-Nassr add the seventh goal of the evening with Sadio Mane registering a hat-trick. The hosts are losing the plot.
Marcelo Brozovic goes in on a challenge and is fouled. The referee shows him a yellow and the Croatian player isn't happy with the decision.
Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has four for the evening as Al-Nassr have grabbed their 8 goal of the game. Nawaf Bu Washl crosses from the left and Mane makes no mistake to put it past the goalie.
Mohammed Marran replaces Sadio Mané
Salem Al Najdi replaces Ali Lajami
Awad Aman replaces Mohammed Al Fatil
Jhon Durán wants his hat-trick as he surges forward but loses the track of the ball and cannot complete the move. Al-Okhdood are just going through the motions now. They want that full-time whistle.
Two minutes of stoppages are added. The hosts will be happy to see that after a torrid evening.
Al-Akhdoud have had a disappointing evening and they give away a penalty in the stoppage time. Mohammed Marran takes it from the spot and converts it to hand a 9-0 thrashing.