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Ronaldo heads 982nd career goal as Al-Nassr win at Al-Faisaly to draw level at the top
Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a Joao Felix free-kick and set up Angelo's late clincher in a 3-1 Saudi Pro League win in Al Majma'a.
Key points
- Ronaldo's header from Joao Felix's free-kick was goal No. 982 of his career.
- Al-Nassr won 3-1, with Abdullah Al-Hamdan and Angelo also scoring.
- The win took them level on points with leaders Al-Qadisiyah.
Cristiano Ronaldo added another number to his remarkable tally on Friday, heading the 982nd goal of his career as Al-Nassr beat Al-Faisaly 3-1 at Al Majma’a Sport City to move level on points at the top of the Saudi Pro League.
The visitors started fast. Abdullah Al-Hamdan struck from the edge of the area into the bottom corner after four minutes, and four minutes into the second half Ronaldo rose to meet a free-kick from Joao Felix and head in the second.
Al-Faisaly got back into it in the 66th minute, when substitute Theo Bongonda headed in from close range. Ronaldo had a second goal of his own ruled out for offside by VAR, but he still had a hand in the last goal. In the 79th minute he dinked a pass to Al-Hamdan, who chested it into the path of Angelo, who fired home.
The home side created the better chances by one measure, with an expected goals figure of 1.28 to Al-Nassr’s 0.62, but managed only two shots on target to Al-Nassr’s five.
Level at the top
The win, under coach Ange Postecoglou, put Al-Nassr on 25 points, level with Al-Qadisiyah, who were due to face Al-Hilal later on Friday. Al-Hilal went into the weekend second on 24 points.
Ronaldo is now 18 goals short of 1,000 in his career.