Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to win his first silverware with Al Nassr beating Al Hilal 2-1 within the ultimate to win the Arab Club Championship Cup on the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Ronaldo didn’t land a trophy final season after his transfer to Al-Nassr, who completed runners-up within the Saudi Pro League, however the 38-year-old scored six occasions on this event to complete as its high scorer en path to the title.
Ronaldo was the saviour for Nassr in a recreation dominated by Al Hilal from the beginning, scoring an extra-time winner within the 98th minute to steer the men-in-yellow to their first trophy since his signing.
His header off the rebound was sufficient to beat Al Owais, who had misjudged the shot.
Earlier, after a tightly contested, goalless first half, Michael opened the goal-scoring account to place Al Hilal within the lead with a header, discovering the again of the web within the 51st minute.
Ronaldo confirmed his class by equalising within the 74th minute with one man down after Adbulelah Al Amri was despatched off with a crimson card within the seventieth minute.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored his fifth aim of the event after guiding in Sultan Al-Ghannam’s low cross from the appropriate again.
The event is performed by high Arab golf equipment within the area and included groups from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
-With inputs from Reuters
