Ighalo scores, assists in Al Hilal win

Odion Ighalo scored a goal and had an assist for Al Hilal, who thrashed 10-man Al Nassr 4-0 in a Saudi Arabian League game on Thursday. 

The strike took Ighalo’s tally to five goals in six appearances for the club since he joined from Al Shabab in January. 

Al Hilal has now defeated Al Nassr three times this season, with Ighalo scoring twice against them, the first coming in the Saudi Kings Cup last month, where they came from a goal down to win 2-1. 

The Nigerian also provided an assist for Salem Al-Dawsari to double Al Hilal’s lead in the 34th minute after Matheus Pereira had shot the visitors into the lead in the 16th minute. 

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Al-Dawsari made it 3-0 before halftime before things went from bad to worse for the home team as former Everton defender Funes Mori was sent off in the 63rd minute. 

Ighalo, 32, then completed the rout 15 minutes from time, scoring his side’s fourth goal, before he was replaced six minutes from time for Saleh Al-Shehri.  

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