Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 87th minute of the match between Zamalek vs Al-Nassr to help his team draw 1-1 and officially win tickets to the quarterfinals of the Arab Champions Cup.
Zamalek: Zizo (53′-pen)
Al-Nasser: Ronaldo (87′)
After 2 matches in Group C of the Arab Champions Cup, Al-Nassr got 4 points and Zamalek only got 3 points. Ronaldo’s team only needs to draw to continue, while Zamalek must win to win tickets to the knockout round.
The two teams entered the game extremely determined and soon tit-for-tat. After only the first 10 minutes, the referee repeatedly denied goals from Al-Nassr and Zamalek for offside.
Opportunities were created by both sides quite a lot, but neither team could materialize into goals. As a result, the first half ended without a goal.
Entering the second half, Al-Nassr launched rookie Sadio Mane on the field to strengthen his attack power. However, when this change of people did not have time to take effect, they were conceded first.
In the 53rd minute, the referee gave Zamalek a penalty after Alex Telles let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Zizo easily defeated goalkeeper Nawaf to open the match.
Having been led, Al-Nassr had no choice but to push up the squad to find an equalizer. But they also had to wait until 87 minutes to get what they needed. And the hero of Al-Nassr is Ronaldo with a high bounce to hit goalkeeper Sobhy on Zamalek’s side.
The result of this match is 1-1. Al-Nassr officially won the right to the quarter-finals of the Arab Champions Cup as the second team of Group C (5 points / 3 matches) and will face the first team of Group D, Raja CA of Morocco. In addition to Al-Nassr, Saudi Arabia also has 3 more representatives in the quarterfinals: Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal and Al-Shabab.
Line-up Zamalek vs Al-Nassr
Zamalek: Sobhy, Gaber (Hatem Mohamed 84′), El Megeed, El Ghani, El Mathlothi, Emad Dunga (Sayed 84′), Fatouh, El Sessy, Shikabala (Ndiaye 71′), Zizo, Jaziri (Ashraf 62′)
Al Nassr: Nawaf, Sultan, Lajami, Madu (Sayed 46′), Alex Telles (Konan 64′), Brozovic, Fofana (Al Hassan 90’+2), Talisca, Al Aliwa (Mane 46′), Ronaldo, Ghareeb (Al Sulayhim 64′)
