On January 3, 2026 at 02:41 (Tashkent time), in Round 13 of the Saudi Pro League, Al-Nassr featuring Cristiano Ronaldo lost 2–3 to Al-Ahli in Jeddah. The match was high-scoring and packed with tense moments. This was reported by kursiv.uz.reports.
The hosts started brightly and opened the scoring early. Ivan Toney capitalized twice on mistakes in the visitors’ defense, putting Al-Ahli 2–0 up by the 20th minute. In the second goal episode, the opponent’s deep positioning and poor game organization proved decisive.
Al-Nassr got back into the game through set pieces. First, Abdullelah Al-Amri’s long-range shot went in off a deflection, and then he equalized after Brozovic’s corner delivery. The teams went into halftime level at 2–2.
In the second half, Al-Ahli regained the initiative: Merih Demiral finished a free-kick cross to make it 3–2. Ronaldo had several chances— including a header and a strike from the edge of the box— but failed to convert.
In stoppage time, the match spiraled out of control. Ali Majrashi received a straight red card for striking Joao Felix in the face, while Felix was booked with a yellow after the incident. Shortly after, VAR intervened in an episode involving Nawaf Al-Boushail: after an error was pointed out to the referee, another red card was shown. The final minutes ended amid mass arguments and frequent stoppages.
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