Abha vs Al Nassr, 2023-24 Saudi Pro League

· Saudi Pro League
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    Al Nassr
    • 11': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 21': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 33': Sadio Mané
    • 42': Cristiano Ronaldo
    • 44': Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
    • 51': Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    • 63': Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
    • 86': Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa

    Al Nassr thrash Abha as Cristiano Ronaldo nets hat trick

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    Game Information

    Competition: Saudi Pro League

    Venue: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
    Location: Abha, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 12,079

    Saudi Pro League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Al Nassr 33 +60 83
    2 Al Hilal 32 +55 78
    3 Al Ahli 32 +40 75
    4 Al Qadsiah 33 +45 74
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    Line-Ups

    ABH Abha (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    26 Marcel Tisserand
    30 Ziyad Al Sahafi
    15 Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Yellow Card
    14 Fahad Bin Jumayah
    5 Grzegorz Krychowiak Yellow Card
    8 Uros Matic
    3 Mohammed Naji
    11 François Kamano
    13 Mohammed Al-Konaideri
    80 Abdulelah Al Shammry
    Abha Substitutes:
    Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Alawi, Ahmed Abdu, Nasser Alomran, Fabián Noguera, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi, Saad Bguir, Saleh Alqumayzi, Mohammed Saad Al Qahtani, Abdullah Al Shammari.

    NSR Al Nassr (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 David Ospina (GK)
    27 Aymeric Laporte
    4 Mohammed Al-Fatil
    15 Alex Telles
    12 Nawaf Boushal
    14 Sami Al-Najei
    8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
    25 Otávio
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    29 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
    10 Sadio Mané
    Al Nassr Substitutes:
    Meshari Al Nemer, Ali Lajami, Mohammed Qasem, Raghid Al-Najjar, Awad Aman, Ali Al-Hassan, Muhammad Sahlouli, Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa, Faris Afandy.

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