Al-Nassr managed to turn the tables on the hosts of the al-taawoun club by four goals against a goal, in the match that brought together the teams on Saturday night at the stadium of King Abdulaziz Sports City, in the competition of the 19th round of the Saudi Professional Roshen League
The quadruple of al-nassr, Brozovic in the 26th minute, Wymeric Laporte in the 35th minute, Otavio in the 50th minute, and Cristiano Ronaldo in the 90th + 2th minute, scored Ashraf Al Mahidi’s al-taawoun goal in the 13th minute.
This victory brought the al-nassr to 46 points in second place, while the al-taawoun balance froze at 34 points in fourth place.
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The game began with caution from both teams, with a simple preference for al-taawoun, who managed to reach the al-nassr goal at the ninth minute, which saw the age of a foul against Moussa Barrow, to count the match referee as a penalty for al-taawoun after returning to video technology.
Ashraf Al-Mehidi took the penalty, and Al-Aqaidi blocked Al-Mehidi’s shot, which he successfully followed up to give his team the lead in the score at the 13th minute.
Al-nassr then rushed into the attack, and his attempts to adjust the score, at the 26th minute, after Talesca made a magical pass to teammate Prozovic, who struck a powerful shot from inside the box that settled into Maislon’s net.
Spanish defender Aymeric Laporte succeeded in putting his team ahead when he scored the second goal with a tight header in the 35th minute.
Al-nassr almost doubled the score before half-time, when Mane sprinted down the left and sent a cross over Otavio’s head, but his header sank the bar slightly.
Al-nassr continued to rush into attack in the second half, Ashraf Al-Mahidi made a blunder in his penalty area and passed the ball to Portuguese Ottavio, who found himself in front of the al-taawoun keeper, to score his side’s third goal at the 50th minute.
Al-taawoun coach Chamuska Ba ‘fattah Adam, instead of Muath Fikhihi, pushed to improve his team’s offensive performance.
At the 73rd minute, the bar blocked the fourth al-nassr goal, after Cristiano’s rocket shot had responded.
Alvaro Medran relied on individual solutions, and tried to surprise Nawaf al-Aqaidi with a shot from outside the box, but his shot passed by the side of the post, after which al-Aqaidi saved a goal for al-taawoun, when he tackled the disapproval of substitute Abdulfattah Adam.
Cristiano Ronaldo sealed al-nassr after scoring the fourth goal, with a header settling into the al-taawoun keeper’s net.