Al-Hilal beat Al-Nassr 4-1 to win the Saudi Super Cup
Al-Hilal proved too strong for Al-Nassr, especially in the second half of the game (Getty/Archive photo)
Al-Hilal won the Saudi Super Cup by coming from behind to beat Al-Nassr 4-1 on Saturday, with all four goals coming in a dominant second half.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal for Al-Nassr a minute before the end of a first half in which chances were few and far between, when he capitalised on a wonderful pass from Abd El Rahaman Ghareeb.
After the break, Al-Hilal dominated, with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Malcom taking turns scoring goals to secure the win.
Milinkovic-Savic equalised in the 55th minute after a passing game with Mitrovic, firing a powerful shot into Al-Nassr’s net.
Eight minutes later, Al-Hilal took the lead when Mitrovic rose to head in a perfect cross from Ruben Neves from close range.
The Serbian striker then extended Al-Hilal’s lead when he received a pass from Brazilian Malcom and shot the ball straight into the net in the 69th minute.
The Brazilian striker scored Al-Hilal’s fourth goal three minutes later when he took advantage of a mistake by Al-Nassr goalkeeper Pinto in controlling the ball after a pass from Aymeric Laporte and effortlessly fired the ball home.
Al-Hilal won the title for the second consecutive year and the fifth time in its history and remains the championship’s most successful team, three titles ahead of Al-Nassr.