Al Nassr defeated Al Taawoun 2-0 in the semi-finals on the evening of August 14 and advanced to the Saudi Arabia Super Cup final. Cristiano Ronaldo shined with a goal in the second half.
Facing the underdog Al Taawoun, Al Nassr started the match with great enthusiasm. In the 8th minute, Sadio Mane broke through on the left wing and assisted Yahya to easily tap the ball into Al Taawoun’s net, opening the score 1-0 for Al Nassr.
Ronaldo scored in Al Nassr’s victory (Photo: ANFC).
In a losing position, Al Taawoun pushed up their formation to attack. The home team tried to fight back to find an equalizer, but their attacks were too simple and were easily neutralized by Al Nassr’s defense.
Ronaldo played quite poorly as he was blocked by Al Taawoun defenders and had almost no chance to touch the ball.
The most notable situation that Ronaldo created was at the end of the first half, the Portuguese star used his heel to pass the ball, creating an opportunity for Mane to curl it into the far corner, but goalkeeper Mailson dived to save Al Taawoun.
The first half ended with the advantage in favor of Al Nassr and in the second half, CR7 left his mark. In the 57th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo made an accurate connection in the penalty area to raise the score to 2-0 for Al Nassr. Al Nassr continued to press the field but the strikers were unlucky in finding the third goal.
Ronaldo and his teammates will face Al Hilal in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup final (Photo: ANFC).
Al Nassr suffered a major blow in the final minute of stoppage time when Brozovic was shown a straight red card for a rough tackle. The Croatian star will miss the 2024 Saudi Arabia Super Cup final when Al Nassr takes on Al Hilal at 11:15 p.m. on August 17.
After the match, Ronaldo and his teammates also stayed on the field, clapping in the famous Icelandic Viking style to thank Al Nassr fans. The Portuguese star had an impressive start to his 23rd national championship season.
