The match Al-Nassr vs Shabab Al Ahli in the AFC Champions League play-off round ended with the victory in favor of the representative of Saudi Arabia. This match superstar Cristiano Ronaldo did not score, but Al-Nassr still defeated the opponent 4-2 to win tickets to continue.

Goal

Al-Nassr: Talisca (11′, 90’+5), Al Ghannam (88′), Brozović (90’+7)

Shabab Al Ahli: Al Ghassani (18′, 46′)

Entering the competition with Shabab Al Ahli, Al-Nassr was not mentally prepared because he lost 2 matches in a row. Meanwhile, Shabab Al Ahli is very confident with a series of 10 consecutive unbeaten matches. The confidence of the UAE representative only decreased somewhat when Talisca headed high to open the score for Al-Nassr in the 11th minute.

However, 7 minutes later Shabab Al Ahli found an equalizer. The big credit in this goal belonged to Dabbur, who had a clever offside trap before dribbling to eliminate an Al Nassr defender and then launching a “clearing” pass to help Al Ghassani easily put the ball into the frame ​​was empty.

Not stopping there, as soon as the second half started, Shabab Al Ahli had the second goal. This time, Al Ghassani continued to be the scorer with a shot down the ball past Al Nassr’s goalkeeper. Pushed into the chase for the score, the Al Nassr players put in more effort and almost found the equalizer after 64 minutes. Unfortunately, Konan’s breakthrough and cornered shot returned the ball. Find the correct vertical column.

Thinking that the match would end with a victory in favor of Shabab Al Ahli, in the 88th minute, their defense did not play well when Al Ghannam comfortably headed in the penalty area to equalize for Al Nassr. Continuing the excitement, Al Nassr also went ahead in the 90+6 minute with Talisca’s header, who shone brightly when he scored a double. Thus, all of Al Ahli’s first 3 goals came after the air fights.

Talisca’s scoring phase completely destroyed the fighting spirit of Shabab Al Ahli. Just 1 minute after getting the third goal, Al Nassr completed a spectacular comeback. This time, the most famous star in the team, Ronaldo finally left his mark when launching the decisive pass to help rookie Brozović score with a dangerous left foot kick.

Squad

Al Nassr: Al Amri (Ali), Al Aqeedi, Al Fatil, Al Ghanam, Alkhaibari, Al Sulaiheem (Ghareeb 55′), Brozovic, Konan (Yahya 88′), Mané, Talisca, Ronaldo.

Shabab Al Ahli: Abbas, Abdalla, Nasser, Dabbur, Ganiev, Milivojevic, Planic, Al Ghassani, Suleiman (Ahmed 65′), Jesus, Renan.