Cristiano Ronaldo continued to shine in the Al Nassr shirt in the match of the King Cup of Champions.

Al Nassr faced Al Khaleej in the semi-finals of King Cup of Champions 2024. Coach Castro launched the strongest possible squad with the hope of finding a goal soon. Al Nassr pressed forward to attack right after the opening whistle. Even so, they had to wait 17 minutes to get the opening goal.

Ronaldo opened the score in the match

Al Khaleej’s goalkeeper made a mistake at home. Ronaldo immediately punished his opponent with a beautiful turn and finish with his left foot. With the opening goal, Al Nassr continued to press the opponent. In the 35th minute, Al Khaleej player touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty to Al Nassr.

Sadio Mane was given the responsibility of taking the 11m penalty kick and this player easily took it successfully. Al Nassr almost had a third goal in the first half but Yahya fell into an offside position in the scoring situation. At the beginning of the second half, Al Nassr still maintained the pressure and the third goal came in the 57th minute. Ronaldo continued to score with a cushion from close range.

Leading with a large gap, Al Nassr no longer pressed too hard in the remaining minutes. That was an opportunity for Al Khaleej to press forward. In the 82nd minute, Al Haydar crossed the ball well for Al Terais to score from close range into the opponent’s net. This was also the last goal in the match. Winning 3-1, Al Nassr won a ticket to the King Cup of Champions final and their opponent will be Al Hilal.

Final score : Al Nassr 3-1 Al Khaleej (H1: 2-0)

Scored

Al Nassr: Ronaldo 17′, 57′, Mane 37′ (penalties)

Al Khaleej: Al Terais 82′

Starting lineup

Al Nassr: Ospina, Telles, Laporte, Al Amri, Al Ghannam, Brozovic, Al Khaibari, Mane, Otavio Yahya, Ronaldo

Al Khaleej: Sehic, Al Hamsal, Al Khabrani, Lopez, Rebocho, Hamzzi, Rodrigues, Narey, Sherif, Martins, Jung Woo Young

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