Al Nassr 4-0 Al-Wasl Player Ratings: Ronaldo strikes twice as Al Nassr cruise past Al-Wasl in the AFC Champions League
Al Nassr defeated Al-Wasl 4-0 in the seventh round of the AFC Champions League at Al-Awwal Park on Monday to climb up to the third position in the West section of the league. The hosts were the dominant side in the fixture with an attacking pair of Cristiano Ronaldo and John Duran, who completed a big money move from Aston Villa in the January transfer window.
Cristiano Ronaldo-led side opened the scoring around the 25th minute after a distant strike from midfielder Ali Alhassan. They doubled their lead after Sadio Mane’s header hit the arm of an opposition defender and a penalty was awarded. The Portuguese superstar made no mistake in converting the opportunity from the spot.
At the start of the second half, the away side were in desperation as they tried to pull things back in their favour but it was not the case. In the 78th minute the five time Ballon d’Or winner completed his brace against the run of the play. Mane gave a perfect cross for the Portuguese legend after chasing a through ball on the left side of the pitch. Around the end of the game substitute Al Fatil scored the fourth goal to ensure Al Nassr’s victory.
Ronaldo was awarded the player of the match for his brace and the player, who is about to turn 40 remained pretty active on the pitch and was always a threat for the opposition. They will now face Al Feiha on Friday in the Saudi Pro League.
Let’s have a look at the Al Nassr vs Al-Wasl player ratings.
Al Nassr Player Ratings vs Al-Wasl
Goalkeeper
Bento Krepski: The goalkeeper did not have a very busy game as the hosts completely dominated the game. He got the chance to make only one save and his distribution was good.
Defenders
Al Ghanam: 7.0/10- The right-back did well helping the team mostly in attack and also in defence. He maintained a passing accuracy of 87 percent and was involved in five defensive actions. He also helped the team in creating chances by putting in crosses.
Mohammed Simakan: 8.4/10- The 24-year-old French centre-back had a decent game at the heart of the defence. He was involved in 10 defensive actions and won six duels in the game. He also registered an assist in the game.
Ali Lajami: 7.2/10- The 28-year-old centre-back capped a strong defensive display maintaining a passing percentage of 96 percent. He was involved in eight defensive actions and made five recoveries for Al Nassr.
Al-Boushail: 7.7/10- The left-back was taken off around the 77th-minute mark and had a decent game. His passing was good and made good combinations with Sadio Mane. He was involved in seven defensive actions and won four duels.
Midfielders
Sadio Mane: 7.5/10- The left midfielder had a good game maintaining pressure on the opposition defence. He had four touches in the opposition box and won a penalty after his header hit the hand of Salem Al-Azizi.
Marcelo Brozovic: 7.9/10- The Croatian midfielder completed the most number of passes in the game and created many attacking opportunities for Al Nassr. He assisted a goal for his team.
Al-Hassan: 7.7/10- The 27-year-old midfielder had a good game maintaining a passing accuracy of 90 percent. He orchestrated the game well giving less chances to the opposition to control.
Angelo Gabriel: 7.4/10- The Brazilian midfielder was taken off around the 74th minute and played well. He created chances for Al Nassr and made four recoveries.
Attackers
Cristiano Ronaldo: 9.0/10- The Portuguese attacker had a great game in the attack scoring a brace. He had three shots on goal out of which two ended behind the net.
Jhon Duran: 6.9/10- The Colombian striker had four shots on goal but was not able to convert any of them.
Substitutes
Al Najdi: 5.9/10- The left back came on to replace Boushail around the 73rd minute and did not have a great game..
Al Sulaiheem: 6.2/10- He came on to replace the Brazilian Angelo Gabriel and maintained a good passing accuracy.
Abdulrahman Ghareeb: N/A.- The attacker replaced Cristiano Ronaldo and completed the most number of dribbles in the game.
Al Fatil: N/A- He came on around the 81st minute and scored the final goal of the game.
Manager
Stefano Poli: 7/10- His team put in a great performance as the opposition got very less opportunities to capitalize on.
FAQs
Q. What was the result of Al Nassr vs Al-Wasl?
A. Al Nassr 4-0 Al-Wasl.
Q. When was Al Nassr vs Al-Wasl?
A. Al Nassr hosted Al-Wasl on Monday, February 3.
Q. Who was the man of the match in Al Nassr vs Al-Wasl?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr was the man of the match.
Q. Who was the worst performer in Al Nassr vs Al-Wasl?
A. Seung-Hyeon Jung of Al-Wasl was the worst performer.