2nd win in a row for the UAE champion! ｜ Shabab Al Ahli 🇦🇪 vs PFC Nasaf 🇺🇿 ｜ Highlights ACL Elite
Shabab Al-Ahly come in to match day three with the wind in their sails after a stunning win against Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad.
Their opponents today, PFC Nassaf, have suffered back-to-back losses.
And it's some wonderful build-up play from the home side.
It's squared into the middle and Katabia is there.
The captain ripples the back of the net with a side-footed finish.
It's the first of the campaign for him.
Good squared ball from Bala as well.
Nassaf trying to respond just a couple of minutes after that.
It's only half cleared from Shabab Al-Ahly.
Abdirahmanov, what a strike that is!
Unbelievable, he cuts through the ball perfectly.
Although there were great goals last time these sides met.
And it's the same today.
Shabab Al-Ahly trying to respond in the 26th minute against Katabia with a set-piece.
The centre-backs are forward.
Clipped in, Renan's there to meet it.
And he scores the centre-back, gets his head to it.
And it's too fast of Horameh in goal.
He gets his fingertip to it but can't keep it out.
Shabab Al-Ahly back in the lead shortly before half-time.
A lovely through ball for Mateo Sao.
Mateo Sao shrugs off the defender and clips it past the goalkeeper.
It's 3-1.
A cut through the defence like a dagger.
And Mateo Sao puts the finish on a wonderful ball.
Two-goal cushion then going into half-time.
Shabab Al-Ahly looking in a solid position.
In the second half they come out with the same intensity as well.
Around the edge of the box, Dabur's been slipped in.
It's come back off the post.
Still not clear.
Comes to Maksimovic.
And somehow it is blocked by the defender, Golvan.
Shabab Al-Ahly almost getting their fourth.
And Nassaf are hanging on by a thread here.
And they do at the other end, 64th minute.
Nice bit of pressure for them.
Sadabek Bakromov winds one up.
And it's a powerful effort that misses the goal.
Paolo Sosa's side dropping deeper.
Inviting Nassaf onto them.
Well, there's some tired legs out there in the 80th minute
as Katabia comes down the right-hand side.
And a powerful effort that clears the bar from Santos.
And with Nassaf chasing the game, Shabab Al-Ahly can find more pockets of space.
They come again in stoppage time.
Katabia's ball pushes Baller out a little bit wide.
But arriving in the middle is Breno Cascado
to put the icing on the cake.
They do get their fourth, and it's the Brazilian midfielder on as a substitute.
Well, it's a second win in a row for Shabab Al-Ahly.
Puts them on seven points in a strong position in the table.
Nassaf have lost all three games and have conceded 11.
Final score, 4-1 in the Rashid Stadium.