Al-Nassr beat Al-Fayha 3-1 on Friday at the Al-Majmaah Sports City Stadium in the eleventh round of the Roshn League. At full time, Cristiano Ronaldo was voted man of the match, but he turned down the award and passed it to Abdullah Al-Hamdan.
Result and table position
The victory lifted Al-Nassr to the top of the Saudi League table, albeit temporarily. Al-Nassr moved onto 25 points, level with Al-Qadsiah, who face Al-Hilal.
Al-Hamdan's role in the win
Al-Hamdan opened the scoring and teed up the third for Brazilian Angelo. He also set up a Ronaldo goal that was chalked off for offside.
The post-match moment
Ronaldo pulled Al-Hamdan aside at the final whistle, handed him the award himself and posed for a commemorative photo. Reflecting on the moment to Thmanyah after the game, Al-Hamdan said: "It is a great honour for me to be alongside a legend of the legends of football, and I hope this will be a motivation for me to offer more."
What Al-Hamdan said
He added: "He is a great player, he produces strong levels on and off the pitch, and we learn a lot from him."
He also said: "He is also keen to teach the young players before the senior ones, and I hope we can achieve things together that please the Al-Nassr fans."