Al Nasr got their GCC Club Cup Championship off to an emphatic start with a resounding 4-0 win over Qatari outfit Al Khor, with Brett Holman the star man.
The Aussie scored two and set up another in the demolition job with Lima, Habib Fardan and Mahmoud Khamis the others to get on the scoresheet.
Al Khor were by no means bystanders but their leaky defence that has them in the relegation zone in their native Qatar was on full display with Al Nasr taking full advantage.
The Qatari side now have zero points from two game after losing their first game of the tournament 4-1 to Busaiteen of Bahrain in Group B.
The GCC Club Cup Championship is often an afterthought in the UAE football calendar but Al Nasr took to the game with a purpose they have rarely shown recently.
Their new found motivation may have been as a result of the wide open spaces afforded to them by their generous guests who weren't able to match their attacking zeal with defensive stability.
Al Khor weren't unimpressive. They attacked with vigour mainly through Brazilians Madson and William – the latter of whom was a diminutive flea buzzing almost unnoticed in the channels.
Madson twice put free kicks just over the bar while William had a brilliant chance denied when Ali Al Ameri knocked away his effort having rounded the goalkeeper.
Al Nasr were more clinical. A Mahmoud Khamis corner was headed on by Habib Fardan before arriving at the feet of Holman who squeezed the ball at the back box after 14 minutes.
Just eight minutes later, the lead was doubled when Holman delved deep into the Khor penalty area, pulling the ball back on the byline onto his right foot before smashing past the goalkeeper from close range.
William had another chance to bring Al Khor closer to the Blue Wave with the last kick of the first half after running through the Al Nasr midfield and defence before firing over.
Al Khor found their feet more in the second half. Al Nasr were never penned into their own half but the Qataris made the home side sweat, particularly when Ibrahim Awal's wayward cross evaded Ahmad Shambieh and clipped the top the crossbar.
The visitors' plans for a comeback were finally brought to an end when Khamis swished and swirled a spectacular free kick past Bab Djibril from 35 yards with 20 minutes remaining.
Djibril's goalkeeping was certainly up for question but there can be no doubting the quality of the strike and swerve of the ball.
The rout was complete when a flowing move finished with Holman pulling the ball back to Lima who struck home a fourth from closer range with 10 minutes left.
Habib Fardan notched the fifth with the last kick of the game after Hassan Mohammad's effort cannoned back off the post.
