Al-Nassr vs Al Kholood 5-3

Al-Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3 in a game that swung back and forth before Cristiano Ronaldo settled it with a hat-trick. A late penalty for Al Kholood added another twist, though Al-Nassr had already pulled clear by then.

Al Kholood went ahead in the 16th minute when Julien Domingues finished from Abdulrahman Al-Dosari, before Angelo Borges equalised in the 24th minute from Joao Felix. Sadio Mané then put Al-Nassr 2-1 up in the 38th minute, again from Felix, but Antoine Loic Essomba Bikoula levelled in first-half stoppage time after being set up by Domingues. It was 2-2 at the break.

Ronaldo restored Al-Nassr's lead in the 66th minute, scoring from Felix, and made it 4-2 in the 72nd minute with his second of the match, this time from Mané. Al-Nassr made three changes in the 81st minute and Ronaldo completed his hat-trick in the same minute, with Mané providing the assist for 5-2. Al Kholood had made three changes in the 78th minute, and their only reply after that came through a VAR check in stoppage time, when Mohammed Sawaan's involvement led to a penalty being confirmed and Julien Domingues converted in the 90+4th minute to make it 5-3.

The numbers backed Al-Nassr's edge. They had 54% of the ball, 391 passes to Al Kholood's 341, 16 shots to 7, 9 on target to 5, and 3.7 expected goals to 1.21. Al-Nassr also won 6 corners to 0, while Al Kholood finished with 3 saves to 2 and 10 fouls to 18.

There were three bookings. John Buckley was shown a yellow card for Al Kholood in the 14th minute, Angelo Borges was booked for Al-Nassr in the 20th minute, and Joao Felix was also cautioned for Al-Nassr in the 46th minute.