Cristiano Ronaldo scores as Al Nassr book King Cup of Champions spot
On Wednesday, Al Nassr and Al Khaleej squared off in the King Cup of Champions semifinal.
Ronaldo once again played a key role in his team's victory, scoring twice to snap a two-game goal drought.
Ronaldo inspires Al Nassr to Kings Cup of Champions Final
After Ronaldo had saved two attempts in the first ten minutes, Khaleej had a great opportunity to put the game ahead, but his free header went over the crossbar.
After 16 minutes, Ronaldo did score the first goal by taking advantage of a dreadful goalkeeping play.
The former Real Madrid player managed to curl a half-volley into the bottom corner.
After a handball in the area, Sadio Mane scored his second goal from a penalty kick; Ronaldo declined to take it, but the former Liverpool player went up and found the upper corner.
Shortly before the hour, Ronaldo added a third goal, tapping in at the back post after his first attempt was saved.
Although Fawaz Al-Torais scored a late goal after a well-executed cross, it was really a consolation goal as Nassr had already secured their spot in the final versus Al-Hilal.
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