Al-Nassr vs al-taawoun

Follow Sportsmail's live blog of the Saudi Pro League clash between Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr and Al-Taawoun.

The striker wins the ball and cuts back with authority but cannot force a chance. He wins the ball on the edge of the box, gives himself some space, then dummies back on himself and fires a shot inches over the cross bar. He gets away with in the end but that looked hairy for a minute. It's a lovely ball into the box and the striker reaches for it but can't quite connect. Al-Taawoun are continuing to use the wide areas well and the Al-Nassr keeper looks a little over-zealous in rushing forward for crosses. Al-Nassr have been quiet in the past ten minutes but Gustavo and Ronaldo look a dangerous combo whenever a break becomes avilable. Brilliant run into the left of the box and the winger fires a shot at the keeper. Ronaldo looks a threat whenever he touches the ball but the service up to him was largely cut off in the 15 minutes before the break as Al-Taawoun largely stayed on the front foot. It looked in for a second, but Al-Nassr stay in the game at 1-1. Once again seeing their opponents put the ball in the net wakes up Al-Nassr, and they force a run of shots from the edge of the box. He played a hand in both goals and was the difference between the two sides in the end. He really should cross but goes for glory with the cross and it flies wide.

Follow the latest updates as Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr take on Al Taawoun in the Saudi Pro League.

[live streaming Al Nassr matches in English via its Twitter channel](http://twitter.com/ssc_sports/status/1617160347843969026). A fairly even opening five minutes with Al Taawoun starting this match brightly in particular. As expected, Ronaldo leads the line for Al Nassr, though league top-scorer Anderson Talisca - who has 13 goals in 13 appearances this season - is on the bench. No real response yet from Al Taawoun who keep surrendering possession far too cheaply in midfield. That said, their only league defeat of the season so far came against this opposition so they'll need to be very wary of the danger the visitors pose. Al Nassr are pushing for another goal before the break here. The Al Nassr defence was nowhere to be seen. The visitors attack down the right through some wonderful play from Saad Al Nasser. Al Taawoun have grown into this game substantially over the last ten minutes of play but so far are yet to have any big chances thanks to Al Nassr's solid defensive shape. Al Nassr can't get hold of the ball at all at present as Medran pulls the strings in midfield for Al Taawoun. It's a case of now or never for Al Taawoun who have been the better side overall in this second half but are yet to really threaten during injury time. The hosts play a corner short and the ball falls to Gustavo who strikes at goal.

Get a report of the Al Nassr vs. Al Taawoun 2022-23 Saudi Pro League football match.

[Bayern Munich](/football/team?id=132) midfielder [Luiz Gustavo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/113352/luiz-gustavo) back into the path of [Abdullah Madu](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/236088/Abdullah-Madu) to slam the ball home from close range. [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86), [Valencia](/football/team?id=94) and [Chicago Fire FC](/football/team?id=182) midfielder [Alvaro Medran](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/206516/alvaro-medran). [Cristiano Ronaldo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/22774/Cristiano-Ronaldo) assisted both [Al Nassr](/football/team/_/id/817/al-nassr) goals as they beat [Al Taawoun](/football/team/_/id/18459/al-taawoun) 2-1 on Friday to go back to the top of the Saudi Pro League.