Ighalo's brace beats Ronaldo's Al Nassr

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Image caption Ighalo after the match

It was Odion Jude Ighalo's night as he outshined Cristiano Ronaldo in Al Hilal" win over Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabia Pro League on Tuesday night, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.

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Ighalo's penalty brace in either half of the game sunk Al Nassr by two goals to nil in the Riyadh derby at the King Fahd International Stadium.

The ex Super Eagles striker who was playing his 50th game for Hilal opened score in the 42nd minute for his first and Hilal's first of the night.

His second came after coolly putting the ball at the back of the net from the spot in the 62nd minute to make it 2-0.

The score remained the same till the end as Al Hilal take the bragging right in one of the most important match of the league every season.

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Odion Ighalo tops the scorers' chart in the league with 18 goals and has now scored 42 goals for Al Hilal in his last 50 games.

Al Hilal remain fourth on the log with 49 points while Al Nassr are second three points adrift of leaders Al Itthad with 53 points.

 

By Uche Dozie