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Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice to secure a 2-2 draw that ended Al Nassr’s 10-match winning streak in the Saudi Pro League, marking their first dropped points this season.

  • On December 31, 2025, Al Ettifaq held Al Nassr to a 2-2 draw at the Al‑Ettifaq Club Stadium in Dammam, ending Al Nassr's perfect run by dropping points for the first time in 11 matches.
  • Al Nassr started the match with attacking intensity, yet could not force a breakthrough as they struggled to break the final third and convert corners while Al Ettifaq stretched their defence with wing backs.
  • Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring with a long-range finish and later levelled again to complete a brace, while Joao Felix equalised early in the second half and a Felix shot deflected off Cristiano Ronaldo for GOAL NUMBER 957.
  • With under ten minutes remaining, Al Nassr's 100 per cent league record was under threat, but they remained the more threatening side with repeated equaliser attempts and late pressure.
  • The incident came as Al Ettifaq, sitting eighth with four wins from 10, saw Saad Fahad's red card overturned to a yellow after a VAR review, while Al Nassr had 10 wins before this match.
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Al-Nassr equaled 2 as a visitor in front of Al-Ettifaq in a match corresponding to the Saudi Pro League, played on the final day of the 2025 calendar on December 30. The match had goals in both times and was defined over the final.

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In the autumn of 2025, Al Nassr became the first game without winning the Saudi League, in a game he was losing, he became like Félix and Ronaldo's balls, but suffered the impact due to the defensive failure (2-2).

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World Soccer Talk broke the news in on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
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