Last Updated: February 18, 2023, 14:12 IST
Cristiano Ronaldo applauds Al Nassr followers (Twitter)
Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a curled through-ball that bypassed the whole opposition defence as his teammate went on to attain
After hanging the online as many as 5 instances in his previous two appearances, Al Nassr ahead Cristiano Ronaldo was noticed in a special function in the course of the Saudi Pro League match towards Al Taawoun on Friday. The Portuguese famous person enthralled the house crowd with a spectacular help within the first half of the sport. Abdulrahman Ghareeb acquired the supply and made no mistake to transform it, scoring the primary of Al Nassr’s two targets on the victorious event. Ronaldo additionally had a significant contribution within the second objective as nicely scored by Abdullah Madu.
In the seventeenth minute of play, Ronaldo received possession of the ball within the midfield. After recognizing an enormous hole within the Al Taawoun’s backline, he delivered a curled throughball in direction of his teammate who was working via the left wing. The cross ripped aside the opponent’s defence and eventually discovered Ghareeb simply outdoors the penalty field. The Saudi worldwide displayed good composure, offering a of entirety to the distinctive supply.
Al Nassr misplaced the lead solely two minutes after the beginning of the second half. In the forty seventh minute, Al Taawoun ahead Mohammed Al-Ghamdi who previously shared the dressing room with Ronaldo throughout his spell with Spanish membership Real Madrid netted the equaliser. When Leandre Kana scored a powerful objective previous Nawaf Al-Aqidi within the 67th minute, the guests practically doubled their lead. But, the objective was disallowed after a VAR assessment revealed that Kana was barely offside.
It remained a detailed battle till Abdullah Madu gave the hosts a 2-1 lead within the 78th minute. Ronaldo as soon as once more led the assault and offered the ultimate cross. Although, referee Faisal Alblwi needed to take assistance from the video assistant for the second time within the match earlier than confirming his choice within the favour of Al Nassr.
Following two spectacular victories in a row, Al Nassr has climbed to the highest of the Saudi Pro League standings with 40 factors in 17 video games. They are sharing the identical factors with Al Ittihad however have a superior objective distinction. In their subsequent task within the league, the Cristiano Ronaldo-led facet will sq. off towards Damac on 25 February away from dwelling.
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