On the night of August 14, Ronaldo scored and assisted to help Al Nassr beat Al Taawon 2-0 in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup semi-finals.
Ronaldo left a strong mark in Al Nassr’s victory.
Against an underrated opponent, Al Nassr started the game with confidence and only needed 8 minutes to open the scoring. Starting from Sadio Mane’s breakthrough and cross on the left wing, Ronaldo stretched to finish but failed. Yahya was there at the right time to create a cut-off point to break through Al Taawoon’s net.
After the break, Ronaldo was not at his best. In the rest of the first half, the Portuguese superstar missed a one-on-one chance and almost had another assist. However, Mane’s shot was blocked by the diving goalkeeper.
On the other hand, Al Taawon had no attacking moves other than long-range shots. However, the semi-finalists as hosts still caused a lot of trouble for Al Nassr with Joao Pedro’s daring moves. The SPL runner-up’s new goalkeeper, Bento, played with concentration to keep his net safe.
Al Hilal is the strongest club in Saudi Arabia at the moment. Without Neymar, coach Jorge Jesus’ team still won the 2023/24 SPL championship and defeated Al Nassr to win the King’s Cup last season. Al Hilal has been unbeaten in 10 consecutive matches against Al Nassr.
