Ronaldo brought Al-Nassr to the final with two goals
Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr scored a big victory in the semi-finals of the King's Cup in Saudi Arabia. Where this Portuguese superstar scored a pair of goals. His other teammate, Senegalese star Sadio Mane, scored a goal. Overall, Al-Nassr beat Al-Khaliz 3-1 in the semi-finals.
Yesterday (Wednesday) night in Riyadh, the two teams met in the battle to reach the final of the King's Cup. Where in the seventeenth minute of the beginning, using the opportunity of the opponent's mistake, Ronaldo advanced Nasr. Al Khalid's goalkeeper took a hasty shot while clearing a teammate's backpass, resulting in the ball hitting one of Al Nassr's legs and going into the corner of the box. The Portuguese star quickly ran and took a shot without looking at the target. That didn't hesitate to reach the net.
Ronaldo-Mane doubled the gap before the break. In the 37th minute, Nasr got a penalty when he was handballed in the D box by the opponent. Ronaldo did not take it himself and gave it to his teammate Mane. From where the former Liverpool forward succeeded in Konakuni's spot-kick. As a result, Nasr went to the break with a 2-0 lead.
The Portuguese star scored his second goal and the team's third in the 57th minute. He took a shot after receiving the ball in the goalmouth on a teammate's flick. The five-time footballer of the year got the ball back despite the goalkeeper jumping, Ronaldo made no mistake this time. They went on to an easy victory. Ronaldo has scored 38 goals in 39 matches for Al Nassr in all competitions this season.
Khaleej narrowed the gap by scoring a goal at the end. Fawaz Al-Torais' goal in the 82nd minute gave them a hint of a turnaround, but in the end, nothing changed. Ronaldo will face defending champion Al Hilal in the King's Cup final on May 31. Al-Nasr had previously won the King's Cup six times. The last time they won the championship was in the 1989-90 season.
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