And raise Victory His score reached 13 points in second place, while his balance was frozen Al Gharafa At four points in eighth place.
Al-Nasr took the lead in the 46th minute through… Cristiano Ronaldo In the 58th minute, Angelo Gabriel added the second goal.
In the 64th minute, Ronaldo scored his second and third personal goal for Al-Nassr, while Joselu scored the only goal for Al-Gharafa in the 75th minute.
The match started quickly from both teams, and Al-Nasr team took the initiative to threaten its host’s goal in the third minute when Marcelo Brozovic passed a through ball to Ronaldo on the edge of the penalty area, and the latter shot it with the first touch towards the bottom left corner, with goalkeeper Sergio Rico waiting.
Al-Nasr missed the opportunity to open the scoring in the 18th minute, when Brozovic penetrated from the right side before passing a cross ball that reached Ronaldo, who shot it powerfully towards the right corner, but goalkeeper Rico succeeded in blocking it brilliantly.
On the other hand, Al-Gharafa’s first dangerous attempt came two minutes later, when Yassin Ibrahimi passed a through ball behind the defenders that reached in front of the defender. I found Kashrida On the right side of the penalty area, he shot it towards the near corner, and goalkeeper Bento Krepski excelled in stopping it.
The referee of the match awarded a penalty kick to the Saudi team in the 29th minute, before Australian referee Shaun Evans returned and canceled his decision after referring to the video assistant referee technology.
Al-Nasr team continued its clear advantage during the first half, and had another dangerous opportunity when Brozovic sent a high ball from a direct free kick from the left side into the penalty area, and Otavio Edmilson headed it towards the far post. It reached Ronaldo’s head, but he turned it close to the right post in the 33rd minute. .
The Portuguese star continued to waste opportunities, this time when he received a cross from the right side inside the middle of the penalty area and shot it powerfully with his right foot, but defender Kashreda excelled in blocking the ball with his left foot and it went to a corner kick in the 43rd minute.
At the beginning of the second half, Ronaldo was able, after several attempts during the first half, to reach Al-Gharafa’s net in the 46th minute after he rose to a cross ball that was reflected by Sultan Al-Ghannam from the right side inside the box, and the Portuguese headed it to the right of goalkeeper Rico into the goal.
The Al-Nasr team’s control then led to them doubling their lead with the second goal after Angelo Borges led a quick attack from the right side, exchanging the ball with Otavio before Angelo penetrated the box, dribbled past the goalkeeper in a beautiful way, and put the ball into the net in the 58th minute.
The visiting team did not wait long to increase its lead with the third goal in the 64th minute, when Otavio passed a through ball to Borges on the right side of the penalty area before sending it in turn to Ronaldo on the left side, who beautifully dribbled past the defender and shot it with the sole of his right foot towards the far corner. The goalkeeper failed to make the save. She settled into the goal, scoring the second goal for him and the third for his team in this match.
The Qatari team reduced the gap in the 75th minute after Flornel Coman passed a through ball from the edge of the penalty area in front of Joselu Matto on the right side of the six-yard area. The latter shot it forcefully towards the narrow corner. The goalkeeper blocked it the first time before returning to the Spanish striker a second time to put it in this position. This time inside the window.
The Al-Gharafa team completed the remaining minutes of the match with ten players after its player, Seydou Sanu, was sent off after receiving a second warning for obstructing a solo player. Sadio Mane On the edge of the area in the 84th minute.
The rest of the minutes of the second half did not witness anything new, until the referee blew the final whistle and the match ended with Al-Nasr defeating Al-Gharafa 3-1.
