By Victor Kanayo
Former PSG football star and Brazilian international Neymar scored his first AFC Champions League goal to propel his club Al-Hilal to a 3-0 victory against Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran.
Neymar, a former Paris Saint-Germain forward, finished with his left foot in the 58th minute for his first Al-Hilal goal in five matches.
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the opening goal in the 18th minute at Azadi Stadium in the encounter before Neymar struck.
Substitute Saleh Al-Shehri, who came in towards the end of the match, added the third.
Both teams played with 10 men for the majority of the match as Saudi captain Salman Al-Faraj and home team’s Amir Houshmand were sent off in the 38th minute for violent conduct.
Asian Champions League record holders Al-Hilal have four points in two matches to top Group D. Uzbekistan’s Navbahor are second with four points.
Nassaji Mazandaran have three points.
India’s Mumbai City lost their two matches and are at the bottom of the group.
