Al-Nassr 1-2 Al-Ittihad: Report, Result, and Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr were knocked out of the Kings Cup in the last 16 after a 2-1 defeat by rivals Al-Ittihad.
Karim Benzema, Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid striker partner, opened the scoring for the visitors. Ronaldo then set up Angelo to equalise, but Houssam Aouar scored what proved to be the winner just before half-time.
The visitors struck first in the 15th minute when Benzema produced a cool finish from the centre of the box, guiding a left-footed effort into the bottom corner after being picked out by Moussa Diaby on a quick counter.
Karim Benzema opened the scoring for Al-Ittihad.
Al-Nassr tried to respond but struggled to break down a compact Al-Ittihad defence, with Ronaldo seeing a long-range strike saved by Predrag Rajkovic.
Author's summary: Al-Nassr knocked out of Kings Cup.
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