Cristiano Ronaldo struck a brace as Al Nassr defeated Al Shabab 4-0 and secured its second win within the Saudi Pro League in Riyadh on Tuesday.
The Portuguese bought issues underway within the thirteenth minute as he transformed from the spot after a handball within the Al Shabab penalty space. He added to his tally 5 minutes later with a header just for the purpose to be disallowed for a push on a defender.
But Ronaldo had his second within the thirty sixth minute after Iago Cuellar introduced him down within the penalty space, permitting the Al Nassr captain to double the lead.
He then arrange the staff’s third with a go from the centre to the fitting of the Al Shabab penalty space for Sadio Mane. The Senegalese slotted the ball dwelling with a sliding end.
Ronaldo might have had a second hattrick in as many video games however he provided the penalty which got here Al Nassr’s approach within the 63th minute to Abdulrahman Ghareeb. The winger struck the publish and did not adda fourth.
Al Shabab’s talismanic midfielder Ever Banega was despatched off for a lunge on Aymeric Laporte within the eightieth minute which noticed the aspect end the sport with 10 males.
The dwelling staff’s look forward to a fourth purpose ended a minute later when Sultan Al Ghanam was on the proper place to drill a rebound off a save from the opposition keeper into the purpose.
