Al-Nassr 2-1 Al-Taawoun: Cristiano Ronaldo provides TWO assists including a SENSATIONAL through-ball

Cristiano Ronaldo has gone from goal scorer to chance creator, proving two assists, which included a simply stunning through-ball to help Al-Nassr’s defeat Al-Taawoun 2-1 in the Saudi Pro League on Friday night. 

Despite having scored five goals in his last two matches, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was unable to get on the scoresheet in the match, but showed his exceptional vision to split The Wolves’ defence with a sublime through-ball. 

His pass was met Abdulrahman Ghareeb, who whizzed through to go one-on-one with the goalkeeper and expertly polished off the move, chipping the ball around the keeper to put the home side 1-0 up. 

It seems the 37-year-old is settling into life in Saudi Arabia, after a slow start failing to get on the scoresheet in his opening three games. 

And while overtook Joseph Bican to become the game’s all-time leading goal and ran to celebrate with Ghareeb, raising his hands in elation at his teammates goal.  

Knights of Najd then were brought back level with Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid teammate Alvaro Medran bringing the visitors level with a lovely side-footed finish into the back of the net. 

And they could have gone another goal up soon after through Leandre Tawamba, but the Cameroonian’s goal was disallowed for offside. 

Despite failing to score in the match, Ronaldo tested the Al-Taawoun goalkeeper several times in the game, notably firing several shots at the keeper, before unselfishly tapping the ball back to Abdullah Madu who fired home for the second. 

The win sends Al-Nassr a point clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League 

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