Al Nassr 2-1 Abha Player Ratings: Ronaldo Inches Closer To The 1000-Goal Milestone As Al Nassr Survive Major Scare Against Abha

Ange Postecoglou's Al Nassr returned to their home turf, Al-Awwal Park, to take on last-placed Abha on matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Saudi Pro League. The Yellow Submarine were coming off a 2-1 defeat to Al Ittihad and were eyeing nothing less than a win to keep up the pressure on Al Hilal at the top of the table.

The home side were in total control of the first half, maintaining 67% possession with 11 shots taken. Abha had glimpses when they once struck the post, but they were largely on the back foot, dealing with the hosts' counterattacks.

Al Nassr took the lead in the 22nd minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo leaped the highest to head in from an Ângelo corner. It took his tally to 979th, as he celebrated in front of a packed Al-Awwal Park.

One of the greatest footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo, also hit the post once, lamenting the chance to add a second and give a breathing space to his team just before halftime.

The second half saw no change, as Al Nassr kept playing their natural game, keeping Abha defending their box for most of the time. Ângelo was at the centre of chaos once again as he dribbled past the Abha right-back to cut back for his teammates.

The ball wasn't cleared properly by Alimami Gory and found its way to Abdullah Al-Hamdan, and the young striker made no mistake in putting it in the back of the net to double the lead for the hosts in the 58th minute.

Nabil Fekir scored out of nowhere from a free kick at the edge of the right-hand side of the Al Nassr penalty box; however, Bento Krepski should have done better in keeping the shot out at his near post.

Al Nassr fortunately kept their lead intact to avoid dropping points against a team from the lower half of the table.

Check out the Al Nassr vs Abha Player Ratings below.

Key Takeaways

• Nawaf Al-Boushail and Samú both created the most chances in this game (3).
• Abdulbasit Hindi had the most defensive contributions (12).
• Mohamed Simakan recorded the most aerial duels won in this match (3).

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Man of the Match

Cristiano Ronaldo was the best player in this SPL encounter.

Worst Performer

Safwan Al-Johani was the worst performer from Al Nassr vs Abha.