Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and Brazilian Talisca scored another brace to lead Al-Nasr to beat Al-Ahly 4-3 after it stood valiantly in the final minutes of the exciting summit of the seventh round of the Saudi Professional Football League.
Al-Ahly’s goals were scored by Ivory Coast player Franck Kessie, Algerian Riyad Mahrez from a penalty kick in the second half, and substitute Firas Al-Braikan.
Al-Nasr started the first half strong and succeeded in scoring two goals in the first 17 minutes, and Ronaldo started the quadruple with a powerful shot from a pass from Senegalese Sadio Mane.
He threatened! ⚽
Early.. Ronaldo’s shot announces the first goal in El Clásico 🔥⚽
Al-Nasr 1 x 0 Al-Ahly #WeDreamAndAchieve#Roshen_Saudi_League#Al-Nasr_Ahly | #SSC pic.twitter.com/s1NXCrDSDG
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With the absence of the offensive ferocity of Al-Ahly players, Talisca scored the second goal for Al-Nassr.
Although the guest team’s level improved relatively over time, this was not enough to recover from the early damage it suffered.
Although Kessie reduced the gap, the hosts did not shake in the face of Al-Ahly’s uprising and were keen to confirm their superiority with a goal scored by the Brazilian player in stoppage time of the first half, which witnessed strong interventions from both sides.
He threatened! ⚽
Mahrez reduces the difference for Al-Ahly from the penalty spot 🔥⚽Al-Nasr 3 x 2 Al-Ahly #WeDreamAndAchieve#Roshen_Saudi_League#Al-Nasr_Ahly | #SSC pic.twitter.com/0Wj3ld3cYU
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The start of the second half was as exciting as the beginning of the match, as Mahrez succeeded in reducing the difference from the penalty spot before Ronaldo confirmed his team’s superiority by scoring his second goal.
He threatened! ⚽
🚀Ronaldo’s shot announces the fourth goal of victory ⚽🔥Al-Nasr 4 x 2 Al-Ahly #WeDreamAndAchieve#Roshen_Saudi_League#Al-Nasr_Ahly | #SSC pic.twitter.com/aOtc7R6BUR
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But unlike the first half, Al-Ahly was present on the offensive level to fight Al-Nasr and was able to score the third goal scored by Al-Braikan in the exciting final minutes.
He threatened! ⚽
In his first appearance.. Firas Al-Braikan reduces the difference for Al-Ahly⚽🔥Al-Nasr 4 x 3 Al-Ahly #WeDreamAndAchieve#Roshen_Saudi_League#Al-Nasr_Ahly | #SSC pic.twitter.com/G2dNYgPe2x
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With this victory, Al-Nasr’s tally rises to 15 points, approaching leaders Al-Ittihad, which achieved 18 points from 7 matches.
In another match held at the same time, Al-Wahda won 4-0 over its guest, Abha.
Watch the Knights quartet in the Abha window⤵️⚽️#WeDreamAndAchieve#Roshen_Saudi_League#Unity_Abha | #SSC pic.twitter.com/2C9RlQrZP5
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