Stadium: Sultan bin Abdulaziz Stadium Print
Saudi Super Cup Final Last Saturday night, August 17, Al Nassr managed to overcome its rival Al Taawoun thanks to a solo shot from Cristiano Ronaldo against Al Hilal, the league champions last year.
The clock struck in the 33rd minute when Aleksandar Mitrovic pounced and headed the ball into Pinto's hands, the opposing goalkeeper parried the ball and hit the right post. But the striker, who won the league last season, was also offside.
One minute before the end of the first half, Abdulrahman Ghareeb came on as a substitute to clear the ball, and Saud Abdulhamid slipped in the path of Cristiano Ronaldo and shot the ball from 7 yards, but his weight was strong and he scored in the bottom of the net 1-0.
At the end of the 45th minute, Al-Nasr was leading Al-Hilal 1-0.
The second half started in the 55th minute through Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. He took a touch and bounced it off Aleksandar Mitrovic before sliding to the left of the penalty area and slotting the ball home to make it 1-1.
That was not enough, as in the 64th minute Ruben Neves received a low cross and Aleksandar Mitrovic's quick header in the 6-yard box put Al Hilal ahead 2-1.
Five minutes later, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic passed the ball to Malcom, who chipped the ball over Aleksandar Mitrovic, who found space to get past the opposition defence and slot the ball home.
The score was overwhelming 4-1 in the 72nd minute, as Aymerich Laporte sent a short pass, which was released by his fellow goalkeeper, Malcom, who provided an assist, and easily stole the ball. At the end of the match, Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nasr 4-1, to become the Saudi Super Cup champion for the fifth time, and to win this cup for two years in a row before the opening of the Oil League next weekend.
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