Early Saturday morning in the Saudi Arabian league, Brazilian superstar Nima made his debut a month after joining Hilal. The 31-year-old striker was simply stunning as he contributed four goals, directly and indirectly, in only about 30 minutes of action after coming on as a substitute. Hilal jumped to the top of the table thanks to this offensive surge with a 6-1 home win over Rydia.
Nima moved to Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in mid-August, but due to injuries he has not been able to play for the top Saudi side. However, he has fully recovered and has been in hot form with two goals and two assists in two appearances in the World Cup qualifiers in Brazil. Nima came on as a substitute in the match as Hilal took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to a penalty from Aleksandar Mizouwic and a goal from Aisharani.
In the 64th minute of the match, the spectators were waiting for the highlights. Just four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Nima orchestrated an attack, passing the ball to his Brazilian compatriot, Margan, who took a shot on goal. Although the goalkeeper was able to parry Margan's shot, Nasha Addasani was on hand to add to his tally.
Entering the 83rd minute, Nima finally gave an official assist, passing the ball to Margan, who doubled the lead.Four minutes later, Nima was awarded a penalty kick, but he didn't take it himself, and it was hit by Aydashani.
In stoppage time, Nima's shot was parried by the keeper and Aydashani added another to make it 6-0, meaning that every goal scored by Hilal in the last four minutes of the game was directly related to Nima, while Ridhaa didn't break the deadlock until the last six minutes of stoppage time.
