Bola.net – Cristiano Ronaldo led Al Nassr to beat Al Ahli with a score of 1-0 in the match week 24 of the 2023/2024 Saudi Arabian League which was held at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saturday (16/3/2024) early morning WIB.
In this match, both teams were strengthened by their best squads. A high intensity match was presented from the first minute. However, no goals have been scored yet.
In the 42nd minute, Ronaldo scored a goal. Unfortunately, VAR annulled it because the 39-year-old star was deemed to have already stood in an offside position.
In the 57th minute, it was Al Ahli’s turn to score through the action of the captain, Roberto Firmino, which was disallowed by VAR. Just like Ronaldo, the former Liverpool star was also deemed to have been offside.
In the 63rd minute, Sami Al Najei was violated by Roger Ibanez in the forbidden box. After reviewing the VAR, the referee awarded a penalty to Al Nassr which Ronaldo converted into a goal.
Al Ahli tried hard to find an equalizer in the remaining time. However. The score 1-0 in favor of Al Nassr remained unchanged until the referee blew the long whistle.
Thanks to this result, Al Nassr is still in second place in the standings with 56 points, while also staying away from Al Ahli who is in third place with 47 points.