Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun live score, updates, highlights as Cristiano ...
Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to continue his goalscoring form as title-chasing Al Nassr face Al Taawoun in Riyadh on Friday
The Portuguese superstar netted four goals in the 4-0 win away at Al Wedha last time out bringing his overall total up to five league goals from three matches.
Al Nassr need a victory to move back to the top of the Saudi Pro League following Al Shabab's 2-0 victory over Abha.
Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun score 1H 2H FT Al Nassr 1 — — Al Taawoun 0 — —Goals: Al Nassr - Ghareeb (17)
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Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun live updates, highlightsHalf-time: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
So far so good for Al Nassr who lead this Saudi Pro League clash at the break 1-0 and are currently leading the competition once again in the standings.
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 17, 2023The hosts took the lead through winger Abdulrahman Ghareeb who latched onto Ronaldo's fantastic pass to finish into the far corner with precision.
Al Nassr also had a huge penalty claim deep into first half injury time but the referee waved away their claims.
44 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
Sami Al-Najei tries a one-two on the edge of the box with Ronaldo but the Portuguese star just can't find him with the return.
41 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
The home side are doing a great job of keeping hold of the lead here in Riyadh. Al Taawoun have grown into this game substantially over the last ten minutes of play but so far are yet to have any big chances thanks to Al Nassr's solid defensive shape.
37 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
Al Nassr are pushing for another goal before the break here. After sustaining pressure on the Al Taawoun goal, Ronaldo can't latch onto a through ball and the visitors clear.
31 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
The visitors attack down the right through some wonderful play from Saad Al Nasser. He twice takes on his defender but his cross goes to waste. At the other end, Ronaldo strikes at goal but its held by the goalkeeper easily.
28 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
There's an almighty scramble in Al Nassr's box as the visitors push forward but Konan does just enough to turn the ball behind for an Al Taawoun corner.
The ball is delivered and Léandre Tawamba gets a shot off at the near post but it's saved and the subsequent danger is cleared soon after.
24 min: Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun
No real response yet from Al Taawoun who keep surrendering possession far too cheaply in midfield. They loft a few crosses into the Al Nassr box but Gustavo and then the goalkeeper deal with them easily.
17 min: GOAAAALLLLL - Al Nassr 1-0 Al Taawoun (Abdulrahman Ghareeb)
The hosts take the lead as they look to go back to the top of the Saudi Pro League.
Ronaldo plays a lovely ball out wide to which Abdulrahman Ghareeb latches onto. He takes his time and slides the ball into the far corner and Al Nassr go 1-0 up just like that.
— Roshn Saudi League (@SPL_EN) February 17, 202312 min: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Taawoun
Ronaldo finds Ayman Yahya just outside the box but the latter can only strike wide from distance.
10 min: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Taawoun
Al Nassr are starting to grind into gear now, winning the midfield battles in particular. No more chances as of yet however.
6 min: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Taawoun
And just like that Al Nassr nearly take the lead through Ronaldo.
The Portuguese star picks up the ball on the edge of the area before spinning away from his man. He then unleashes a strike at goal which only narrowly misses the target.
5 min: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Taawoun
A fairly even opening five minutes with Al Taawoun starting this match brightly in particular. The away side have held most of the possession with the majority of this match being played in Al Nassr's half so far.
Ronaldo had the ball in the opposition's box but the experienced Naldo did well to deal with the situation.
1 min: Al Nassr 0-0 Al Taawoun
The visitors gets us underway here in Riyadh.
5 mins to KO: The two teams emerge from the tunnel.
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 17, 202320 mins to KO: One Al Taawoun player that the Al Nassr defence will have to keep an eye on throughout this match is Spanish midfielder Álvaro Medrán. He could also cause problems for the hosts given he's struck four times so far this campaign.
40 mins to KO: Both sides take to the field for their warm ups and receive a warm welcome from the crowd at King Saud University Stadium in downtown Riyadh.
The vast majority will be hoping to see Al Nassr claim another vital victory today to move back to the top of the Saudi Pro League table.
1 hr to KO: Team news! As expected, Ronaldo leads the line for Al Nassr, though league top-scorer Anderson Talisca - who has 13 goals in 13 appearances this season - is on the bench. Luis Gustavo starts in the heart of midfield for the hosts whilst winger Ayman Yahya also gets the nod from manager Rudi Garcia.
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 17, 20231 hr 20 mins to KO: Not long now until team news is released by both sides for this Saudi Pro League clash.
Here's your kick-off time reminder from Al Nassr:
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 17, 20231hr 40 mins to KO: As mentioned before, Al Nassr have the chance to go back to the top of the Saudi Pro League if they can get the better of Al Taawoun today. That said, their only league defeat of the season so far came against this opposition so they'll need to be very wary of the danger the visitors pose.
2 hrs to KO: Cristiano Ronaldo has quickly found his feet in Saudi Arabia — can he follow up that four-goal salvo against Al Wehda to send Al Nassr top of the table again?
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— AlNassr FC (@AlNassrFC_EN) February 16, 2023 Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun predicted lineupsAl Nassr boss Rudi Garcia has no fresh injury concerns ahead of this game with first choice goalkeeper David Ospina the only absentee with Nawaf Alaqidi continuing to deputise for the Colombian with Talisca back from a ban.
Al Nassr lineup (4-2-3-1): Nawaf Alaqidi (GK) — Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Abdullah Madu, Ghislain Konan — Luiz Gustavo, Abdullah Al-Khaibari — Jaloliddin Masharipov, Talisca, Abdulrahman Ghareeb — Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Taawoun are without two key players for this game, with Flavio Medeiros and Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari both out, but Sulaiman Hazazi is back following suspension.
Al Tawooun lineup (4-2-3-1): Mailson (GK) — Awn Al-Saluli, Naldo, Hassan Kadesh, Sulaiman Hazazi — Aschraf El Mahdioui, Álvaro Medrán — Fahad Alrashidi, Alejandro Romero, Sumayhan Al-Nabit — Léandre Tawamba
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Al Nassr vs Al Taawoun live stream, TV channelSSC (Saudi Sports Company) has been live streaming Al Nassr matches in English via its Twitter channel.
Local broadcasters in selected countries have the rights to televise or stream the Saudi Pro League, and fans in other countries can subscribe to streaming platform Shahid for complete coverage of the Roshn Saudi Pro League.
According to LiveSoccerTV, selected European countries will have local broadcasters carrying the match, while DirecTV Sports will bring it to Spanish-speaking South American countries.
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