Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace to win his first silverware with Al Nassr beating Al Hilal 2-1 within the remaining to win the Arab Club Championship Cup on the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.
Ronaldo did not land a trophy final season after his transfer to Al-Nassr, who completed runners-up within the Saudi Pro League, however the 38-year-old scored six instances on this match to complete as its prime scorer en path to the title.
Ronaldo was the saviour for Nassr in a sport dominated by Al Hilal from the beginning, scoring an extra-time winner within the 98th minute to guide the men-in-yellow to their first trophy since his signing.
His header off the rebound was sufficient to beat Al Owais, who had misjudged the shot.
Earlier, after a tightly contested, goalless first half, Michael opened the goal-scoring account to place Al Hilal within the lead with a header, discovering the again of the online within the 51st minute.
Ronaldo confirmed his class by equalising within the 74th minute with one man down after Adbulelah Al Amri was despatched off with a pink card within the seventieth minute.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored his fifth aim of the match after guiding in Sultan Al-Ghannam’s low cross from the suitable again.
The match is performed by prime Arab golf equipment within the area and included groups from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
-With inputs from Reuters
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com