Match Report
The table read 3rd (Al Nassr, 17 pts) against 2nd (Kawasaki Frontale, 15 pts), 2 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Nassr 2.13 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Kawasaki Frontale 1.86 and 0.57, with the league averaging 1.51.
Over the last five, Al Nassr had taken 12 of 15 points to Kawasaki Frontale's 6.
King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, capacity 62,345, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Kawasaki Frontale led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Al Nassr: S. Mané (28'), Ayman Yahya (87') · Kawasaki Frontale: Tatsuya Ito (10'), Yuto Ozeki (41'), Akihiro Ienaga (76')