“Bears Ronaldo”, “he will tear the league apart”

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Al-Nassr fans on X have hailed Cristiano Ronaldo’s teammate Jhon Duran after scoring a brilliant stag under their 3-2 win over Al-Ahli. The two sides faced each other in the Saudi Pro League at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium on Thursday, February 13.

Duran has been a revelation for Knights of Najd since joining Aston Villa in the transfer window in January. The 21-year-old tip the net a stag on his spl debut against al-Fayha (February 7).

The Colombian striker showed no signs of stopping as he found the lower right corner with an exact shot against al-ahli to break the stalemate (32 ‘). However, the hosts returned to the game when Mohamed Simakan was sent off shortly after the break for violent behavior.

Ivan Toney smooths the scores in the 78th minute with a headline. Fortunately for al-nassr, goals from Ayman Yahya (80 ‘) and Duran (88’) made them took a 3-1 lead, with the latter scoring after a solo, skilled race. Sumayhan al-Nabit scored a comfort goal for al-ahli in the eighth minute of stopping time.

Cristiano Ronaldo struggled to make an impact during his 76 minutes on the field and became subbed for Mohammed al-Fatil. Meanwhile, Duran played all 90 minutes and was the player of the match. He won nine duels, scored a stag and finished both his attempts at dribbles.

An AL-Nassr fan posted:

“To carry Ronaldo as always.”

Another fan predicted:

“John Duran will tear the league apart, his energy level is over his comrades.”

Other fans responded below:

“John Duran performs a load -bearing job again,” A fan commented

“Bridge is too good for Saudi fr,” Another added

“Duran was really the answer to this club,” A fan said

“What a player Duran is,” Another chimet in

How did Cristiano Ronaldo’s al-nassr go against al-ahli in their 3-2 spl?

Despite being down to 10 men for over 45 minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo’s al-nassr showed great character to defeat al-ahli 3-2. They are currently third place in the Saudi Pro League table with 44 points from 20 games, five points behind leaders al-titihad who have a game in hand.

AL-NASSR had 51 percent possession and completed 281 passports with an accuracy of 80 percent. Meanwhile, Al-Ahli had 49 percent possession and completed 268 passports with an accuracy of 81 percent.

However, it was al-ahli who couldn’t make the most of their many chances. They landed 18 shots in total with 10 on target, but missed three great chances (generated a 2.63 xg). In comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. 12 shots with six to be on target (xg of 1.26).

Disclaimer: The above statistics were taken from Fotmob on February 14, 2025 at. 01.40. They can be changed.