Cristiano Ronaldo — career goal #981

Al-Nassr vs Neftchi

Ângelo Gabriel opened the scoring and Ronaldo made it 2–0 before the interval. Alisher Odilov replied for Neftchi after the restart. A dismissal reduced the visitors to ten men, before an Anvarjon G’ofurov own goal completed Al-Nassr’s 3–1 AFC Champions League Elite win.

Date

2026-10-12

Competition

AFC Champions League Elite

Match result

3–1

Venue

Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Goal minute

42

Recorded match events

1. 13′ First half: Aiman Yahya — On for Kingsley Coman
2. 17′ First half: Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev — Yellow card
3. 30′ First half: Anvarjon G'Ofurov — Yellow card
4. 33′ First half: Ângelo Gabriel — Al-Nassr 1–0 Neftchi · Assist: Nawaf Boushal
5. 42′ First half: Cristiano Ronaldo — Al-Nassr 2–0 Neftchi · Assist: Aiman Yahya · Career goal #981
6. 45+3′ First half: Marcus Forss — Yellow card
7. 45+3′ First half: Iñigo Martínez — Yellow card
8. 45′ Second half: Farrukh Sayfiev — On for Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldoshev
9. 45′ Second half: Alisher Odilov — On for Yan Sasse
10. 51′ Second half: Alisher Odilov — Al-Nassr 2–1 Neftchi
11. 62′ Second half: Asilbek Jumayev — On for Abror Ismoilov
12. 63′ Second half: Stipe Perica — On for Marcus Forss
13. 65′ Second half: Ikromjon Alibaev — Red card
14. 70′ Second half: Ratinho — On for Michel
15. 72′ Second half: Nader Al Sharari — On for Mohamed Simakan
16. 72′ Second half: Abdullah Al-Khaibari — On for Aiman Yahya
17. 78′ Second half: Anvarjon G'Ofurov — Al-Nassr 3–1 Neftchi · Own goal; credited to the benefiting team
18. 81′ Second half: Abdullah Al-Hamdan — On for Sadio Mané

Match facts

Venue

Al-Awwal Park

Kick-off (UTC)

2026-10-12 19:15 UTC

Possession

64.7% – 35.3%

Shots

16 – 9

Shots on target

3 – 2

Corners

5 – 5

Fouls committed

4 – 13

Offsides

3 – 4

Yellow cards

1 – 3

Red cards

0 – 1

Saves

0 – 1

Passes

563 – 291

Accurate passes

499 – 227

Blocked shots

6 – 1

Related goals

• Goal #981 · Al-Nassr vs Neftchi

Sources

• Career ledger · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Wikipedia scorecard · CC BY-SA 4.0
• ESPN · match record, team sheets & events