May 18, 2024 01:36
FULL-TIME
90+15’ FULL TIME | NAS 1-1 HIL
The referee blows the whistle for full-time. What an ending to the match. Drama at the very beginning and drama at the very end. Al Hilal’s unbeaten run in this season of the Saudi Pro League continues.
90+12’ Substitution | NAS 1-1 HIL
Al Hilal: Michael is replaced by Mohamed Jahfali
90+10’ GOAALL!! NAS 1-1 HIL
Mitrovic stands over the penalty spot. He makes no mistake and smashes it into the top of the goal.
90+5’ PENALTY FOR AL HILAL!! NAS 1-0 HIL
Abdulhamid goes down in the box after apparently getting caught in the face by Sadio Mane. The Al Hilal players are demanding a penalty and the referee is checking. He is going to the screen. He gives the penalty!!
90+3’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Brozovic breaks away for Al Nassr. He only has Ronaldo with him and passes it to the 39-year-old. Ronaldo cuts back and wins a much-needed foul for his side. The freekick in from Brozovic is contested by three Al Nassr players and Bono gathers the ball easily in the end.
90’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Eight minutes of added time to play. Al Hilal is desperately trying to rescue its unbeaten record in the league.
May 18, 2024 01:19
YELLOW CARD
87’ Yellow Card | NAS 1-0 HIL
Alkhaibari is shown a yellow card for a bad foul.
86’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Neves wins the ball in the opposition half and plays it to Malcom in the middle. He lays it off for Michael whose header goes above the goal.
83’ Substitution | NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Nassr: Otavio is replaced by Sami Al Najei
80’ SAVE | NAS 1-0 HIL
The Al Nassr forward line breaks away from the Al Hilal defence and Al Hassan drives the ball down the right. He passes it to Ronaldo who is free in the middle. Ronaldo takes a touch and pulls off a shot. Bono makes a brilliant save from point blank range to keep his side in the tie.
79’ CHANCE | NAS 1-0 HIL
Milinkovic Savic cuts into his left puts in a beautiful-looking cross from the right. Mitrovic jumps high and heads the ball just above the goal. What a chance for an equaliser
76’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Match resumes after the drinks break.
74’ Substitution | NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Nassr: Ayman Ahmed is replaced by Ali Al Hassan
73’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Milinkovic Savic chips a ball into the box for Michael who made a run. He volleys the ball from a tight angle and forces Ospina to punch the ball away for a corner.
71’ Substitution | NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal: Al Burayk is replaced by Salman Alfaraj
May 18, 2024 01:00
YELLOW CARD
68’ Yellow card | NAS 1-0 HIL
Laporte is shown a yellow card for stopping a counter attack.
67’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Brozovic plays a ball from the right. Ronaldo leaves the ball for Mane who takes a heavy touch. Chance wasted in the end.
May 18, 2024 00:56
YELLOW CARD
64’ Yellow card | NAS 1-0 HIL
Brozovic is shown a yellow card for a bad foul on Malcom.
61’ SAVE | NAS 1-0 HIL
Otavio plays a ball through Ayman Ahmed. He takes a shot and Bono sticks out a strong hand to put the ball out for a corner.
58’ Substitution | NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal: Kanno is replaced by Al Dawsari
56’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Burayk crosses in the ball from the left. It looked like Michael kept the ball in before it went out for a goal kick. He crosses it into the box and Milinkovic Savic smashes it into the net. The referee blows the whistle for a goal kick in the end.
53’ CHANCE | NAS 1-0 HIL
Milinkovic Savic does well to find himself at the far post to meet a cross played in by Saud Abdulhamid. He heads the ball down but it goes wide in the end. What a chance for Al Hilal to equalise.
51’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal’s Michael sprints down the right and drives into the box. Alex Telles clears the ball away for a corner with a last-ditch tackle.
49’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Ronaldo tries to break down the right and play a ball for Mane. The Al Hilal defenders do well to intercept the pass and clear it away.
47’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Otavio brings down Al Bulayhi in the middle of the pitch with a harsh challenge. The Al Hilal players are asking for a yellow card. Referee says no.
SECOND HALF BEGINS!! NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal kicks off the second half shooting from left to right. No substitutions for either side after the break.
May 18, 2024 00:20
HALFTIME
45+4’ HALF TIME | NAS 1-0 HIL
The referee blows the whistle for half-time. Can Al Hilal come back in the second half to protect its unbeaten record in the league this season.
45+2’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Milinkovic Savic takes a shot from outside the box. It goes just wide of the left post.
45’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Four minutes of added time to go.
43’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Yet another chance for Ronaldo. Sadio Mane plays in a cross from the left and Ronaldo jumps the highest. His header end up going under the bar.
40’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Ruben Neves puts in a cross from a free kick from the right. The ball is cleared away by the Al Nassr defence. Michael gets the ball outside the box and takes a shot. A comfortable save for Ospina in the end.
37’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Alex Telles puts in a cross from the left. It goes over everyone in the box. Ayman Ahmed gets the ball and crosses into the middle where Ronaldo gets a slight touch on the ball before it goes out for a goal kick.
May 18, 2024 00:07
YELLOW CARD
35’ Yellow card | NAS 1-0 HIL
Ruben Neves is shown a yellow card for bringing down Otavio while he was trying to break away.
32’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Match resumes after the drinks break.
30’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Mitrovic wins the ball and tries to break away. Al Ghannam does well to recover from his mistake and clear the ball away for a corner. The referee blows the whistle for drink break.
26’ CHANCE | NAS 1-0 HIL
Another chance missed by Ronaldo. Alkhaibari does well to break away on the right. He plays in a beautiful ball into the box. Ronaldo is free there once again but completely misses the ball.
May 17, 2024 23:55
YELLOW CARD
23’ Yellow card | NAS 1-0 HIL
Kanno is shown a yellow card for a tug on Otavio’s arm while he was trying to counter attack.
20’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Good build-up play from Al Hilal. Malcom combines with Milinkovic Savic to get the ball inside the box. Once again the Al Nassr defence does well to clear the ball away before Malcom can take a shot.
17’ NAS 1-0 HIL
The Al Nassr defence is doing well to keep Al Hilal at bay. Despite keeping possession, the Al Hilal players cannot find a way to the back of the net.
14’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Freekick for Al Hilal in a good position. Al Burayk stands over the ball and hits it. The ball goes over the bar in the end.
12’ CHANCE | NAS 1-0 HIL
A golden chance for Ronaldo once again. A cross comes in from the right and Ronaldo is free inside the box. He gets a good connection on the ball with his head but cannot keep it under the crossbar.
10’ CHANCE | NAS 1-0 HIL
Brozovic wins the ball in the middle of the pitch. He gives it to Otavio who crosses it into the box for Ronaldo. He lashes his left foot at the ball but it hits the side netting. What a chance!
7’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal keeps recycling possession. The Al Nassr players on the other hand is playing aggressively as Brozovic once again brings down Neves this time to stop Al Hilal’s flow.
4’ NAS 1-0 HIL
Al Hilal is looking to protect its unbeaten run in the league this season. Brozovic brings down Malcom in the middle of the pitch to disrupt the Al Hilal’s rhythm.
1’ GOAALL!! NAS 1-0 HIL
Otavio Scores!! What a start from Al Nassr. Otavio kicks off the match. Al Nassr plays it back to the goalkeeper and builds from the back. Ronaldo gets the ball and lays it off for Otavio just outside the box. He smacks the ball into the top right corner.
KICK OFF!! NAS 0-0 HIL
All clear!! Al Nassr kicks off the match shooting from left to right, dressed in its home yellow colours.
Delayed kick-off
The start of the match has been delayed for a bit due to flares on the pitch.
Minutes to kick off!!
The teams are making their way into the Al Awwal Stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo leads Al Nassr while Al Burayk leads Al Hilal.
What happened the last time Al Nassr faced Al Hilal?
In their previous meeting, Al Nassr captain Ronaldo was sent off late on as his side lost 2-1 to Al Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup semifinal after a heated clash.
The two sides will meet again on May 31 in the King Cup of Champions final, where Ronaldo and Co. will look to stop their city rival from attaining the domestic treble after it secured the Saudi Pro League and Saudi Super Cup.
PREVIEW
Al Nassr will face Champion Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League 2023-24 on Friday at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh.
Al Hilal, which lost Neymar Junior to injury in October, beat bottom-placed Al Hazm 4-1 last week, to go an unbeatable 12 points clear of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr with three matches remaining.
The title sealed a formidable campaign by Al Hilal, which is unbeaten in 31 league matches and put together a run of 34 consecutive wins in all competitions.
Al Nassr survived a second-half scare to beat Al Akhdoud 3-2 in its previous match in the league, thanks to a Marcelo Brozovic brace combined with a goal from Ronaldo.
The 39-year-old Portuguese has 33 goals this season, seven more than Al Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic in second. He is one goal shy of equalling Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah’s record for the most goals scored by a player in a single season (34).
LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST INFO
The Saudi Pro League 2023-24 match between Al Nassr and Al Hilal will kick off at 11:30 PM IST on May 17, Friday, at the Al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh.
The Saudi Pro League match between Al Nassr and Al Hilal will be live telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in India.
The Saudi Pro League match between Al Nassr and Al Hilal can be live-streamed on the Sony LIV app and website.
