59 matches and 54 goals for the Portuguese superstar. CRISTIANO’S AL NASSR snatch a brilliant victory in the last match of 2023.
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Descriptions of the match:
Al-Nasr conceded the first goal against Al-Toun in a Saudi League match on Saturday (December 30) with a big 4-1 win. Ashraf El Mahdioui’s goal led Al-Town early on. Then Marcelo Brozovic’s goal equalized Al-Nasr. Then Aymeric Laporte, Otavio and Ronaldo scored the remaining goals.
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Al Nassr stats and positions:
Every match is now an unwritten knockout match for Al-Nassr to stay in the title race. Losing points will see Cristiano Ronaldo’s team behind Al-Hilal at the top. But the in-form side still looks hopeful of the league title with the Portuguese superstar on fire. This year’s top scorer Ronaldo shined once again. But before that, Al-Nasr won big because his teammates were also on fire.
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1st half:
At the beginning of the match, the ground was covered with fog for a while. But in a while, the fog cleared. Al-Town got a penalty after 13 minutes of the match. Al-Nassr goalkeeper Nawaf Al-Aqidi blocked Town’s El Mahdioui’s spot kick but scored the rebound to give the team the lead. However, Brozovic scored in the 26th minute to equalize Al-Nasr. Talisca Andersen played the ball back and forth with Ronaldo and advanced the ball into Town’s D-box.
The opportunistic Brozovic quickly broke into the D-box and beat the lone keeper. Nasr was getting a goal again in the 34th minute. Amiri took a header from a corner. But the ball shook the post and went out of the field. In the next minute, however, Nasr went ahead with Laporte’s goal. The Spanish defender headed the ball from the corner. Nasr was disappointed when Otavio’s header went over the bar in the 40th minute.
2nd half:
However, at the beginning of the second half, Nasr increased the gap with Otavio’s goal. A Nasr player sent a ball from the left wing that was blocked by a Town defender, but Otavio who was standing in space got the ball. The Portuguese midfielder sent the ball into the net with a strong shot. Ronaldo missed a golden opportunity in the 55th minute.
His team-mate’s extended long ball broke the opponent’s offside trap and took control, but after entering the D-box, Ronaldo found the goalkeeper alone, and the forceful shot he took went over the goalpost. However, he made amends for the mistake in the 92nd minute. The 38-year-old superstar scored his 54th goal of the year from the head. Ronaldo finished on top of all goals scored this year.
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In this victory, Al Nasr remained in second place with 46 points in 19 matches. Ronaldo’s team is 7 points behind Al-Hilal at the top.
Source credit: Goal.com and Ebela.
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