Al-Nassr held on to beat Abha 2-1 as Cristiano Ronaldo and Abdullah Al-Hamdan obtained on the scoresheet earlier than Nabil Fekir’s late free-kick gave the guests hope.
Ronaldo opened the scoring after 22 minutes, heading residence from shut vary following a nook to offer Al-Nassr the lead.
The hosts had began brightly and continued to create alternatives after moving into entrance, with Ronaldo seeing a shot saved by Abha goalkeeper Donovan Leon earlier than putting the publish within the thirty eighth minute.
Al-Nassr additionally had possibilities to increase their benefit earlier than half-time, however Leon stored out Ronaldo once more shortly earlier than the interval.
Abha threatened on the counter, with Alimami Gory hitting the publish within the twenty fourth minute and Nabil Fekir forcing a save from Bento late within the first half.
Al-Nassr ultimately doubled their lead 13 minutes after the restart.
Al-Hamdan completed from the centre of the field within the 58th minute, sending a right-footed effort into the top-left nook to place the hosts in a robust place.
Ronaldo had earlier missed a free-kick and was caught offside shortly after the restart, whereas Al-Nassr continued to search for a 3rd objective.
Abha, nevertheless, gave themselves a route again into the match when Fekir scored within the seventy fifth minute.
The previous Actual Betis midfielder discovered the bottom-left nook with a left-footed free-kick, lowering the deficit to 1 and establishing a tense end.
Al-Nassr had been unable so as to add a 3rd regardless of late stress, with Ronaldo seeing one other effort saved by Leon within the 88th minute.
Abha had been unable to seek out an equaliser, with Al Nassr seeing out 9 minutes of added time to safe all three factors.
