Portuguese scored three goals and provided two assists in 45 minutes on the field
2 abr
2024
– 18h18
(updated at 6:18 pm)
Cristiano celebrates goal in Abha x Al Nassr
Photo: Yasser Bakhsh | Getty Images / Esporte News Mundo
This Tuesday (2), Abha and Al Nassr faced each other at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, in the 26th round of the Saudi Championship. The visiting team got the better of it and scored . The goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo (3x), Mané, Al Sulaihem, Ghareeb and Alewa (2x).
Al Nassr started pressing and almost opened the scoring after two minutes. Abha’s defender took it over the line. Abha arrived with a free kick, but without danger. Al Nassr claimed a tackle in the area that would have been a penalty in the 5th minute, but the referee scored nothing. At 10′, a dangerous foul for Al Nassr at the edge of the area. Cristiano Ronaldo took a low shot and opened the scoring: Abha 0 x 1 Al Nassr.
Abha barely managed to keep the bila and when he did have it, he quickly lost it. At 20′, a dangerous foul for Al Nassr just behind the penalty area. Cristiano Ronaldo hit it perfectly over the wall, to the right side of the goalkeeper, who could do nothing. Afterwards, Abha attacked and got a corner. Charge in the area, header from the attacker, but the Al Nassr goalkeeper caught it. Al Nassr counterattacked, but the ball was stretched too far. Abha responded, but ended up saving the goalkeeper.
At 32′, Otávio stole the ball in the middle, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent on the left and crossed low into the area. Abha’s goalkeeper and defender clashed heads and the ball was cleared for Mané to score the third. At 35′, Abha’s most dangerous attack, but the attacker took too much and the ball went out.
At 41′, Cristiano Ronaldo is launched and takes a dig over the goalkeeper to score the fourth. At 43′, Mané plays for CR7, who rolls for Al Sulaihem to expand. Half-time: Abha 0 x 5 Al Nassr.
At half-time, Luis Castro took off Cristiano Ronaldo and Mané, replacing Nemer and Alewa. But it didn’t take long for Al Nassr to expand. At 50′, Otávio stole the ball in midfield, advanced, passed it to Ghareeb, who crossed the ball high and scored the sixth. Then, two fouls for Abha, with one going close and the other crossing the area and finding no one.
At 56′, dangerous attack from Al Nassr. Otávio crossed and the attacker headed the crossbar. At 57′, Sulaihem was replaced by Hassan. In the 63rd minute, a good plot from Al Nassr on the right, a cross into the area, the defense moves to the middle and the ball is left for Alewa to score the seventh. At 65′, Alex Telles leaves the field for Quassem to enter. Two minutes later, Ghareeb came out to Aman’s entrance.
During the second half, Abha’s coach also made substitutions trying to avoid an even greater embarrassment. At 73′, Al Nassr scores the eighth goal, but the referee called a foul at the beginning of the play.
At 80′, the ball arrives cleanly for Otávio after a corner, which he took poorly and sent it out. At 81, Alewa gave final numbers to the duel. Abha took a throw-in, the player did not dominate, the ball went to the Al Nassr athlete, who hit and scored the eighth goal. In the last minutes, the visitors managed the result. End of game: Abha 0 x 8 Al Nassr.
Al Nassr is second in the Saudi Championship, with 62 points, 12 behind Al Hilal, while Abha is 17th, with 22. Cristiano Ronaldo’s team returns to the field on Friday (5), at 4pm (from Brasília), again at the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, against Damac. Abha will face Al Fateh on Sunday (7), at the same time and place.
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