Ronaldo’s brace of goals helped Al Nassr beat Al Shabab in the 4th round of the 2023/2024 Saudi Arabian league.
In the 4th round of the 2023/2024 Saudi Arabian League, Al Nassr host Al Shabab at home. Against an opponent who has not won a match since the beginning of the season, Ronaldo and his teammates are expected to easily win all 3 points.
Al Nassr got off to a very good start. Already in the 12th minute, the home team was awarded a penalty after an error using the opposing player’s handball. On the 11m free-kick, Ronaldo scored the opening goal of the match.
Ronaldo soon put Al Nassr ahead (Image: Getty)
In the 38th minute, the Portuguese superstar had a chance to double the gap for Al Nassr, also from a penalty. CR7 continued to perform successfully, giving the KSU team a 2-0 lead.
Before the 1st half ended, Al Nassr also got the 3rd goal thanks to Mane’s work. 3-0 in favor of the home team was also the final score of the first half.
In the 2nd half, Al Nassr played quite leisurely but still created some delicious chances. The home side were even more outplayed from the 78th minute when Al Shabab’s Banega received a red card.
Al Nassr won 4 stars against Al Shabab (Image: Getty)
In the 80th minute, from Ronaldo’s header that hit the post along the opposing goal, Al-Ghannam quickly finished into a goal, sealing a 4-0 victory for Al Nassr.
Winning the 2nd consecutive helped Al Nassr climb to 6th in the Saudi Arabian League table with 6 points, 6 points behind the top of the table, while Al Shabab fell to the penultimate position with only 2 points won after 4 rounds.