Al Nassr welcomed relegation candidate Al Taee at home and they had no difficulty imposing the game on their opponents. After 20 minutes of play, the home team scored by chance when Otavio’s long pass inside to Brozovic accidentally went straight into the goal and surprised Al Taee’s goalkeeper.
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to lead Al Nasr to victory
Just 2 minutes later Al Taee equalized when striker Misidjan handled the ball very well in the D-zone before kicking a kick into the top corner of the goal. However, in the 36th minute, the striker received a second yellow card and left the field after kicking goalkeeper Ospina in the face during an escape, and Al Nassr’s advantage was converted into a lead in the 45+7 minute. Thanks to Mane’s cross, Ghareeb easily headed in.
The second half was when Ronaldo came into action. In the 64th minute, he scored a goal after Mane’s cross and 3 minutes later CR7 easily scored into a goal without a goalkeeper after hitting the crossbar. In the 87th minute, the hat-trick was completed when Ronaldo headed in a cross from the right wing.
Despite the big win, Al Nassr is still 12 points behind top team Al Hilal. Al Hilal in the match at the same time dramatically won against Al Shabab 4-3 after leading 4-1 after 57 minutes.
Match score: Al Nassr 5-1 Al Taee (1st half: 2-0)
Scored:
– Al Nassr: Otavio 20′, Ghareeb 45’+7, Ronaldo 64′ 67′ 87′
– Al Taee: Misidjan 22′
Red card : Misidjan 36′
Starting lineup:
Al Nassr: Ospina, Telles, Al-Fatil, Alawjami, Yahya, Brozovic, Otavio, Ghareeb, Alnaji, Mane, Ronaldo.
Al Taee: Al Bagawi, Al Majrashi, Roco, Bauer, Al Nakhli, Bajandouh, Semedo, Al-Moasher, Mensah, Cordea, Misidjan.