Riyadh: Jhon Duran scored twice, and Cristiano Ronaldo fined a fine, as Al Nasar won 3–0 over Esteghalal, sealing his place in the AFC Champions League Elite Quarter Finals on Monday.
Ronaldo, the captain of Al Nasar, was allegedly rested for the first phase of goal -free draw in the first phase in Iran, but returned to lead the side in Al Avwal Park.
He scored from the spot midway through the first half.
To dominate the group phase of the western region, one of the three Saudi Arabians, al Nasar, required only nine minutes to take an edge.
Duran, who signed a winter from Aston Villa on behalf of the English Premier League, picked up a loose ball on the right side of the Estagelal Penalty region and swimmed a magnificent chip on the goalkeeper Hosin Hosaini.
It marked the first goal of the striker in the competition.
Al Nasar doubled his advantage in 27 minutes after the UEFA Champions League winner Sadio with Liverpool, which attracted a dishonesty with rival midfielder Zobir Niknafs inside the Estaghal box.
Ronaldo provoked the spot-kick in the center of the net to score seven goals in six demonstrations in this year’s Champions League Elite.
The Portuguese star is a leading scorer with 18 goals in the Saudi Pro League of this season.
Estaghalal’s night became even worse just before half the time when he was reduced to 10 men after Mehran Ahmadi, who was unknowingly caught Al Nasar defender Mohammad Al Falle with a stray arm on his face while trying to mold the ball.
Var upgrade dishonesty to a yellow card and was booked first with Ahmadi, sent immediately.
Al Nasar went closer to adding a third of the second half. First, Duran was saved by an attempt, only distanced away from the line for Ayman Yahya’s rebound.
After minutes, Duran threw the Esteghlal Crossbar with a shot from the distance.
Al Nasar Forward will not be denied his second, however, by stretching a low shot inside the near post after the former Chelsea Winger Angelo crucified.
In Monday’s other matches, two-time Asian champion Al Sadd booked his place in the last eight with a total win against UAE Champion Al Wasal.
Visitors, who held a 1–1 draw in the first phase in Dubai a week ago, took an early lead through Fabio Lima.
However, Al Sadd responded with three goals in 10 minutes just before the half -hour mark, with Mustafa Meshal, Yusaf Atel, and finding a net with Akram Afif. AFIF is the Asian player of the year.
