Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo shone to make a great contribution to help Al Nassr Club reach the final of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup.
Late on August 14 (Vietnam time), Al Nassr Club faced Al Taawoun Club in the 2024 Saudi Arabian Super Cup. This match witnessed the shining performance of superstar Ronaldo , when the Portuguese striker contributed 1 goal and 1 assist in the final victory of Al Nassr Club with a score of 2-0. Thereby, CR7 ‘s team excellently entered the semi-finals of the 2024 Saudi Arabian Super Cup.
The match was extremely exciting with many situations of both teams. Al Nassr Club launched 17 shots in more than 90 minutes of the match. Meanwhile, this number on the side of Al Taawoun Club was 16. However, Ronaldo and his teammates showed sharper finishing when they had 9 shots on target, while Al Taawoun Club only sent the ball towards the opponent’s goal 2 times.
Ayman Yahya opened the scoring for Al Nassr Club early on
Cristiano Ronaldo left his mark on both goals. CR7 and his teammates opened the scoring quite early, when the match had only been 8 minutes. From an attack on the left wing, after a pass from his teammate inside, Ronaldo rushed forward but received the ball a little too close. However, Ronaldo’s missed touch accidentally became a favorable pass for Ayman Yahya to easily cushion the ball to put Al Nassr Club ahead.
At the beginning of the second half, Ronaldo continued to speak up with a goal that sealed a 2-0 victory for Al Nassr Club. In the 57th minute, Al Ghanam dribbled the ball down the sideline and passed it to the second line for Ronaldo to finish decisively with one touch, doubling the gap for Al Nassr Club.
Ronaldo shines with 1 goal and 1 assist
Marcelo Brozovic (Al Nassr Club) received a red card in the 90+3 minute. However, this was not enough for Taawoun Club to turn the game around.
Al Nassr Club entered the semi-finals of the Saudi Arabian Super Cup before the 2024 – 2025 season started. This is a good signal for Ronaldo and his teammates to aim for success in the future.