Al Nasr's Diaa Saba grabbed his first ADNOC Pro League hat-trick this season in a 4-0 win over Emirates at Al Maktoum Stadium on Saturday.
The game was cagey in the first half as both teams failed to pose a real threat to goalkeepers, but Al Nasr started the second half as a completely different team.
Five minutes after the restart, Sabaa opened the scoring for the hosts when he pounced on the rebound into the left-bottom corner of the net after his first effort was blocked by Emirates' defence.
In the 75th minute, the 29-year-old midfielder added his second goal of the evening Ryan Mendes teed up Wesley Braga on the left wing and the latter beat the goalkeeper before the Emirates’ defender’s failed attempt to properly clear the ball saw it fall to Saba, who rammed it into the empty net.
Saba completed his hat-trick two minutes from time after some great teamwork between him and Toze, ended with the former curling a left-footed shot from six yards into the right bottom corner of the net.
Mendes scored the fourth goal of the night in the third minute of stoppage time when he met Braga's low cross with a first-time right-footed effort from the edge of the six-yard box as the ball nestled into the back of the net to seal the victory.
The victory means Al Nasr sit seventh with 25 points, whereas Emirates remain bottom with just six points.
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