Al-Nassr, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, defeated Al-Raed 3-1 on Saturday at the King Abdullah Sport City Stadium. The victory was made possible by goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, and Anderson Talisca. Ronaldo scored his sixth goal of the year, but it was his devastating free kick that really got everyone’s attention.
Cristiano Ronaldo have always scored some powerful freekick and the cameraman at the Al Nassr’s game can vouch for that Ronaldo’s free kick in the 63rd minute slightly missed the mark and hit the camera operator, shaking it.
In order to stop Mane, González locks his legs, giving Al Nassr a free kick directly in front of the Al Raed box. Cristiano Ronaldo shoots a free-kick towards the cameraman that misses its mark. Despite the missed opportunity, Ronaldo scored in a matter of minutes.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane, Otavio, Marcelo Brozovic, and Aymeric Laporte were among the impressive starting XI that Luis Castro selected.The Knights of Najd got off to a sluggish start.
In the 45th minute, Sadio Mane scored against the flow of the game. In order to seize control of the game in the second half, Castro substituted Anderson Talisca. This switch was successful because, in the 49th minute, the Brazilian scored a magnificent goal into the top corner from 30 yards out.
Cristiano Ronaldo came close to scoring several times before finally scoring in the 78th minute. To give Al-Alami a comfortable 3-0 lead, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner expertly nutmegged his opponent before finding the bottom corner.
