Jhon Duran scored a brace again as Al Nassr claimed a 2-3 victory against Al Ahli despite playing with one man down, MySportDab reports.
It was another wonderful performance from the new signing who continued with another brace making it four goals for him.
Cristiano Ronaldo did not get his name on the scorer’s sheet for this one, but his impact was felt until he was subbed off.
Full Match Report
There was so much riding on the game which met up to many expectations with five goals scored between both teams.
Al Ahli gave a good account which their home fans enjoyed from the early minutes of kickoff which almost gifted them a goal.
The match carried on until Jhon Duran’s goal in the 32nd minute gave Al Nassr a 0-1 advantage as they carried on pushing for more.
Nothing changed with both teams ending the 45 minutes with the scoreline staying in favor of the visitors for the day.
Al Nassr started the second half off the wrong foot after Mohamed Simakan was shown a straight red card in the 47th minute.
Al Ahli did everything possible to utilize the advantage which wasn’t easy for them until Ivan Toney brought them level 1-1 in the 78th minute.
The lead was restored in the 80th minute by Ayman Yahya for the visiting side who were doing well enough despite the disadvantage as they made things 1-2.
Jhon Duran scored again in the 88th minute making sure it was 1-3 and a brace for him in his second match with his new team.
Sumayhan Alnabit pulled one goal back for Al Ahli in the additional minutes which wasn’t enough as Al Nassr claimed all three points from a 2-3 victory.
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