Al Nassr lost 3-1 against Al Raed in the Saudi Pro League at home in the Al Awal stadium. This means that it has been three consecutive games without a win in all competitions. Al Nassr lost their fourth game of the league this season and is on 53 points. Al Hilal are still first with a game in hand and are on 62 points; nine points ahead of Al Nassr.
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Things started brightly as Al Nassr looked dominant. Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates tried to score early in the game. After Al Nassr had chances to score the opener, they conceded first. In the 18th minute, Al Raed scored the opener courtesy of Karim El Berkaoui. His right-footed shot from the center of the box went straight into the net to take the lead over Al Nassr.
Al Nassr responded quickly as Cristiano Ronaldo's attempt in the 24th minute hit the right post. On the rebound, Ayman Ahmed tapped the ball into the net with his left shot, which went straight to the top right corner. The game at halftime was 1-1, but early in the second half, Al Raed scored their second. Mohammed Fouzair's right-footed shot went to the top left corner.
Al Nassr was all over Al Raed with many attempts from the home side, and Cristiano Ronaldo was close to scoring a goal in the game. After many attempts, the goal would still not arrive, but Al Raed scored another late in the game to punish Al Nassr.
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After many attempts to equalize, Al Raed gets a third goal to seal the win
In the 87th minute, Al Raed had a corner. Amir Sayoud scored with a left-footed strike in the bottom left corner. That goal sealed the win and ruined the aspirations for Ronaldo and Al Nassr to win the Saudi Pro League this season.
