VIDEO: Another final, another goal! Cristiano Ronaldo puts Al-Nassr ahead in Saudi Super Cup final with the least Cristiano Ronaldo goal ever
Cristiano Ronaldo fired Al-Nassr into a half-time lead against Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup on Saturday.
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Al-Nassr take on Saudi champions in Super Cup
Ronaldo opened the scoring with first-half goal
Forward made just enough contact to knock in
WHAT HAPPENED?
The attacker broke the deadlock towards the end of the first half when he got onto the end of a cut back from Abdulrahman Ghareeb. The Portugal icon did not make a clean connection with the ball, but he did just enough to divert it past Bono and in.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Al-Nassr reached the Saudi Super Cup after finishing second to Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League as well as the King Cup last season. The Riyadh side beat Al-Taawoun 2-0 in the semi-finals thanks to goals from Ronaldo and Ayman Yahya, setting up a final with Al-Hilal.
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WHAT NEXT FOR AL-NASSR?
Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr co-stars will hope to beat their rivals to secure the trophy. Then, on August 22, they will get their Saudi Pro League campaign underway with a home game against Al-Raed.