Cristiano Ronaldo — career goal #978

Al-Nassr vs Al-Taawoun

Mohammed Al Hurayji gave Al-Taawoun an early lead. Samú Costa equalised in first-half added time, and Ronaldo scored five minutes after the restart to secure a 2–1 Al-Nassr win. The league report identifies the winner as his record-setting 104th Saudi Pro League goal for the club.

Date

2026-08-28

Competition

Saudi Pro League

Match result

2–1

Venue

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Goal minute

50

Recorded match events

1. 11′ First half: Mohammed Al Hurayji — Al-Nassr 0–1 Al-Taawoun
2. 20′ First half: Salem Al Najdi — Yellow card
3. 45+5′ First half: Samú Costa — Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Taawoun
4. 45′ Second half: Parfait Guiagon — On for Mohammed Al Aqel
5. 50′ Second half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Al-Nassr 2–1 Al-Taawoun · Career goal #978
6. 59′ Second half: Mohammed Al Kuwaykibi — On for Younes El Bahraoui
7. 73′ Second half: Abdulrahman Hendi — On for Mohammed Al Hurayji
8. 75′ Second half: Marin Petkov — Yellow card
9. 80′ Second half: Abdullah Al-Hamdan — On for Cristiano Ronaldo
10. 80′ Second half: Abdullah Al-Khaibari — On for Ângelo Gabriel
11. 85′ Second half: Rakan Altulayhi — On for Marin Petkov
12. 85′ Second half: Saif Rashad Mohamed — On for Oscar Dorley
13. 87′ Second half: Sami Al-Najei — On for Samú Costa
14. 87′ Second half: Aiman Yahya — On for Kingsley Coman
15. 90+3′ Second half: João Félix — Yellow card

Match facts

Referee

Abdullah Dhafer Al-Shehri

Venue

Al-Awwal Park

Kick-off (UTC)

2026-08-28 18:00 UTC

Possession

58.2% – 41.8%

Shots

16 – 5

Shots on target

5 – 2

Corners

10 – 4

Fouls committed

15 – 8

Offsides

0 – 1

Yellow cards

2 – 1

Red cards

0 – 0

Saves

1 – 3

Passes

417 – 310

Accurate passes

358 – 250

Blocked shots

5 – 2

Related goals

• Goal #978 · Al-Nassr vs Al-Taawoun

Sources

• Career ledger · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia scorecard · CC BY-SA 4.0
• ESPN · match record, team sheets & events
• Saudi Pro League · Ronaldo becomes Al-Nassr’s leading scorer in the SPL era