Al-Nassr tops Neftchi in delayed AFC match; Ronaldo nets 981st career goal
October 12, 2026 at 09:11 PM · Updated 3d ago
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8 reports · 5 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 14 hours
Cristiano Ronaldo scores in Al-Nassr win after match delayed by missile alert
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Ronaldo scores, waves Saudi scarf in Al-Nassr’s win after security delay
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شاهد.. رونالدو يحتفل بـ"الوشاح السعودي" بعد فوز النصر في أبطال آسيا
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Ronaldo’s Asian Champions League match delayed by missile alert in Riyadh
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النصر يكتفي بثلاثية أمام نيفتشي بدوري أبطال آسيا
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فيديو: هدف وتسلل واشتباك.. رونالدو بطل 3 دقائق مثيرة في آسيا
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الهدف 981.. كريستيانو رونالدو يسجل في مواجهة النصر السعودي ونيفتشي
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بعد ساعة واحدة.. سر انطلاق مباراة النصر ونفيتشي في آسيا
(opens the publisher’s site)A ballistic missile interception over Riyadh delayed the Al-Nassr–Neftchi kickoff by an hour before Ronaldo scored Al-Nassr's second goal.
- A coalition spokesperson announced intercepting and destroying a ballistic missile fired toward Riyadh, delaying kickoff by about an hour.
- The Asian Football Confederation allowed the match at Al Awwal Park to proceed after confirming the security situation had stabilized.
- Ronaldo scored Al-Nassr's second goal in the 42nd minute, his 981st career goal and his first in this season's competition.
- Video review disallowed a Neftchi goal, and Al-Nassr defender Iñigo Martínez and an opponent received yellow cards after a clash.
- The match ended 3-1, with additional goals from Angelo Gabriel and an own goal by Neftchi's Anvarjon Jovurov.
- Neftchi finished with 10 men after one of its players was sent off during the match.
- The victory gave Al-Nassr their first three points of the group stage, lifting them to eighth place.
- Ronaldo celebrated Al-Nassr's win by waving a Saudi Arabian flag scarf, a gesture captured and shared widely online.