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The match between Al Shabab vs Al Nassr in the quarter-finals of the King's Cup 2023/24 was extremely exciting with 7 goals scored.
Goal
Al Shabab:Carlos (24'), Bahebri (90')
Al Nassr:Fofana (17'), Mane (28'), Ghareeb (45+4'), Ronaldo (74'), Maran (90+6')
In the match against Al Shabab, Ronaldo, despite being 38 years old, was still very active. He almost opened the score in the 13th minute when he took a tricky free kick, forcing goalkeeper Kim Seung Gyu to show all his talent to help Al Shabab avoid conceding a goal.
Just 1 minute later, Al Shabab had a great chance to take the lead when they were awarded a penalty after Carrasco was fouled in the box. The Belgian took the responsibility of taking the penalty himself but unfortunately he could not score from 11m.
While Carrasco and his teammates were still feeling regretful, Al Shabab conceded a goal in the 17th minute after Fofana's rebound. In the 24th minute, the home team found the equalizer thanks to Carlos's header, but it only took Al Nassr 4 minutes to regain the lead. The scorer for them was Sadio Mane, the former Liverpool striker who scored against Al Shabab after an exemplary counter-attack.
Just before the end of the first half, the gap increased when Ronaldo cleverly dropped the ball, creating conditions for Ghareeb to finish close to the goal, increasing the score to 3-1.
In the 74th minute, Al Nassr found the 5th goal and the game was considered over soon. After a one-two with Otavio, Ronaldo entered the penalty area and unleashed a powerful low shot that Kim Seung Gyu could not block.
In the remaining minutes, each side scored another goal and Al Nassr convincingly won the ticket to the next round. With the magnificent victory over Al Shabab, this team has scored 9 goals in just the last 2 matches.
Line-up
Al Shabab:Kim Seung Gyu, Al Saqour Al Yami (Al Harbi 78'), Santos, Saiss, Hamad Al Yami, Kanabah (Banega 64'), Alqahtani (Sharahili 78'), Al Muwallad, Carlos (Bahbri 71'), Carrasco, Radif (Banega 63')
Al Nassr:Alaqidi, Al Ghannam, Lajami, Laporte, Yahya (Qasem 82'), Brozovic (Al Sulaiheem 84'), Fofana, Mane, Otavio (Al Khaibari 79'), Ghareeb (Al Ghannam 79'), Ronaldo (Maran 82')
