Al-Nassr secured a decisive victory over Al-Khaleej in the Saudi Arabian football league’s 26th round fixture.
The match, hosted in Dammam, concluded with a dominant 5-0 scoreline. João Félix netted a brace (in the 73rd and 79th minutes), while Abdullah Al-Hamdan (30th minute), Ayman Yahya (54th minute), and Ângelo Gabriel (90+1 minute) also found the net.
Al-Nassr’s forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, sat out the game as he was undergoing treatment for a hamstring injury.
Al-Nassr (with 67 points) has now stretched their winning streak to 12 consecutive matches, maintaining their position atop the league standings, three points clear of second-placed Al-Hilal. Al-Khaleej currently sits in 11th place with 30 points.
In other fixtures from this round, Al-Shabab defeated Al-Okhdood 2-0 on home ground, and Al-Hilal clinched an away win against Al-Fateh, thanks to a goal scored by Sergej Milinković-Savić.
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