
Gazeta Esportiva.com
·18 Oktober 2025
Ronaldo redeems missed penalty, scores stunner in Al-Nassr win

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·18 Oktober 2025
Al-Nassr thrashed Al-Fateh 5–1 this Saturday at Al-Awwal Park in the Saudi League. The match featured goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed a penalty but redeemed himself shortly after with a stunner. João Félix (three times) and Kingsley Coman added to the tally for the hosts. Sofiane Bendebka scored for the visitors.
Al-Nassr remain the unbeaten leaders of the Saudi League, collecting 15 points from five wins. On the other hand, Al-Fateh are in the relegation zone, in 16th place, with just one point.
🔵🟡 AL-NASSR 5 X 1 AL-FATEH ⚪🔵 🏆 Competition: Saudi League 🏟️ Venue: Al-Awwal Park 📅 Date: October 18, 2025 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 3:00 p.m. (Brasília)
⚽ João Félix, 13′ of 1st half (Al-Nassr) ⚽ Sofiane Bendebka, 9′ of 2nd half (Al-Fateh) ⚽ Cristiano Ronaldo, 15′ of 2nd half (Al-Nassr) ⚽ João Félix, 23′ of 2nd half (Al-Nassr) ⚽ Kingsley Coman, 30′ of 2nd half (Al-Nassr) ⚽ João Félix, 34′ of 2nd half (Al-Nassr)
Al-Nassr opened the scoring at 13 minutes of the first half. After an assist from Sadio Mané, João Félix struck from outside the box to find the net. Cristiano Ronaldo had good chances to extend the lead, but was stopped by the opposing goalkeeper.
At 9 minutes of the second half, Sofiane Bendebka leveled it by pouncing on a rebound in the area and firing into the back of the net with no chance for the keeper. Soon after, at 13, the referee awarded Al-Nassr a penalty after a foul on Ângelo, confirmed by VAR. Cristiano Ronaldo took it, but the goalkeeper saved. Two minutes later, the No. 7 redeemed himself with a screamer into the left corner, putting the team back in front.
João Félix scored his second at 23, dribbling past Marwane Saadane and blasting into the net. At 30 minutes, Ângelo assisted Coman, who controlled and struck hard to make it 4–1. Then at 34, João Félix completed his hat-trick by capitalizing on a rebound from Sadio Mané, who had shot on goal.
Photo: Disclosure / Al-Nassr
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