Al-Hilal Vs Al-Nassr match ended with Al-Hilal beating Al-Nassr 2-0 in the Riyadh Cup Finals at Kingdom Arena. Al-Hilal superstar Neymar missed this match due to injury. Al-Hilal beat Inter Miami 4-1 in their last match and Al-Nassr thrashed Inter Miami 6-0. Al-Nassr came to play this match with their Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Al-Hilal scored two goals in the first half and Al-Nassr did not make any comeback in this match. The previous year Paris Saint Germain won the Riyadh Cup.
Al-Hilal Starting Eleven
Jorge Jesus starting eleven for this game was Yassine Bounou in goal. Kalidou Koulibaly and Ali Albulayhi are in center-back positions. Renan Lodi plays as the Right side-back and Saud Abdulhamid plays as the left side-back. Sergej Milinković-Savić and Rúben Neves are in Mid-field. Salem Aldawsari is in the right wing and Michael is in the left wing. Malcom is playing behind the striker Aleksandar Mitrović. Chelsea is playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Al-Nassr Starting Eleven
Coach of Al-Nassr Luis Castro starting eleven was Raghed Al-Najjar in goal. Aymeric Laporte and Abdulelah Al-Amri are playing as center-backs. Alex Telles as a left side-back and Nawaf Boushal Played as a right side-back. Marcelo Brozović and Abdullah Al-Khaibari in Mid-Field. Talisca plays as a right-wing and Abdulrahman Ghareeb plays as a left-winger. Otávio plays as a Centre-attacking midfield. Cristiano Ronaldo plays as a center forward. Middlesbrough Playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Al-Hilal Vs Al-Nassr: Riyadh Cup Finals
First Half
In the early minutes of the first half, Al-Hilal was on the attack and Al-Nassr was in defensive mode. In the 6th minute, Abdulrahman Ghareeb passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo who took a shot outside the box but his shot was blocked.
In the 17th minute, Saud Abdulhamid made a run with the ball in the right flanks put a cross, and found Sergej Milinković-Savić who took the first time right-footed Shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
After conceding a goal Al-Nassr tried to score a goal but both of the affords from Cristiano Ronaldo to score a goal went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Malcom played through to Salem Aldawsari who volleyed it the first time with his right foot from the outside of the box and the ball went into the top right corner of the net. Al-Hilal took a goal lead in this match.
Al-Nassr now in deep water and trying their best to fight back against Al-Hilal but Al-Hilal was solid in defense. In the Stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo took a shot his shot was saved by Yassine Bounou. In the last minute of the stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo shot missed the target. The First half ended with 2-0 scoreline. Al-Hilal ended this half with high moral at Kingdom Arena.
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Second-Half
In the halftime break, Al-Nassr made two changes they brought Ali Lajami and Sadio Mane in place of Nawaf Boushal and Abdulrahman Ghareeb. Early minutes of the second half Al-Nassr had a ball possession and they were looking to create chances to score a goal. The al-Hilal defensive unit was on alert. Cristiano takes a shot in the 48th minute but lines flag him for offside.
In the 61st minute, Marcelo Brozović swung the ball from a corner and found Abdullah Al-Khaibari whose header from the center of the box misses to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute, Sergej Milinković-Savić passed the ball to Salem Aldawsari. Salem Aldawsari right footed shot from outside the box but his shot was blocked.
Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr both looking to score a goal but they wasted their chances in this half both teams do well on the defensive side. Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score a goal in this match. The Referee blew full-time whistle Al-Hilal beat Al-Nassr 2-0. Al- Hilal Won the Riyadh Cup 2024.