Al-Nassr ensured they didn’t slip up within the title race.
Al-Nassr moved three factors behind Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Hilal as they cruised to a 3-0 win at Al Kholood.
The guests have been annoyed by an stubborn Al Kholood facet within the first half, however made certain of a snug victory with three second-half objectives.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring with a tap-in simply two minutes into the second interval, earlier than Mohamed Simakan doubled the Al-Nassr lead with an excellent header.
Issues obtained worse for Al Kholood when captain Hattan Bahebri was despatched off for elbowing Simakan off the ball.
That ended the sport as a contest, however Kingsley Coman added gloss to the scoreline late on with a assured penalty. Al-Nassr leapfrog Al-Ahli Saudi into second place in the table on aim distinction.
Sadio Mane regarded to place Al-Nassr in entrance late within the first half, just for his aim to be dominated out for offside towards the spectacular Joao Felix, the Portuguese straying offside as he latched onto Coman’s cross down the best channel.
Felix then hit the crossbar early within the second half, earlier than teeing up his compatriot Ronaldo to interrupt the impasse.
Sadio Mane and Angelo Gabriel linked up neatly on the sting of the field following good work from Felix, who continued his run down the left to obtain the ball from Angelo and sq. for Ronaldo to faucet in.
Simakan doubled the lead six minutes later, assembly Felix’s near-post nook with an unstoppable header.
Felix then compelled Juan Pablo Cozzani to tip over the crossbar with an audacious rabona end that nearly produced a shocking aim.
Bahebri’s lack of composure made the duty even more durable for the hosts within the 72nd minute, and 1 / 4 of an hour later, Coman rounded off the victory, changing after he was fouled by Ramzi Solan simply inside the realm.
