Al-Nassr started the game with a bang when Otavio scored a long-range screamer past a stranded Yassine Bounou just 22 seconds after kick-off. Al-Nassr continued to dominate proceedings in the first half against an out-of-sorts, Al-Hilal. However, it was a poor showing by Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed three rather easy chances in front of Bounou's goal.
The second half was another story entirely as Al-Hilal seemed to shake off the cobwebs and return to their usual best. However, they failed to find their rhythm in the final third as they couldn't work the ball regularly into Al-Nassr's box. Playing on the counter, Ronaldo was wasteful yet again as Bounou's heroics kept the champions in the game.
The result was thrown into a frenzy in injury time after Sadio Mane seemed to catch Saud Abdulhamid in the face with his elbow inside the box. After a long VAR check, the penalty was awarded to Al-Hilal, with Aleksandar Mitrovic scoring to keep Al-Hilal's unbeaten Saudi Pro League record alive, as the champions look to become the first invincibles in Saudi Pro League history.