The Portuguese striker scored from the penalty spot in the 92nd minute of the game to put the final 2-2 against Al Fateh. During the match, he missed two clear plays in an incredible way.
Cristiano Ronaldo has not had a good day in Saudi Arabia. The striker had made his debut as captain and with a 1-0 win against Al Ettifaq, but in the following game his side were knocked out of Super Cup after losing 3-1 to Al Ittihad , which drew various criticism and mockery from Arab fans. However, he managed to recover and he scored his first official goal for the team in the recent 2-2 draw against Al Fateh.
El Bicho could not score his first official figure with Al-Nassr’s jersey, since the double against PSG was in a friendly match. Now, since his arrival, the Portuguese record a win a failure And a tie .
In this case, the confrontation against Al Fateh was of the utmost importance for the league team, since between first and fifth place, there is only a five point difference where he Al-Nasr occupies the first place r on goal difference. The rivals, for their part, remained in sixth position in the table.
The match did not take long to darken for the CR7 team, since after 12 minutes of play, the former Barcelona player Cristián Tello swelled the nets for the visiting team with a fine volley from outside the box, which meant 1-0 in favor of Al Fateh. However, arrived at the end of the first half (42nd), the Brazilian Anderson Talisca defined with his left foot in the middle of the arc to put the draw .
Despite Cristiano not being present on goal, he was highlighted by two specific plays. Knowing the career of the top scorer in the history of the Champions League, he marked the fans when the Bug He missed two goals that, in his best times, he wouldn’t have missed.
In this way, the Portuguese team came out to play everything in the second half. History would turn against the team led by Rudi García, since at minute 58, Sofiane Bendebka once again put the home side ahead with an impressive forehand volley leaving everything in a tight 2-1.
The situation seemed to mark Ronaldo’s second consecutive defeat at his new club, but everything changed in the final moments of the match. At minute 92, the referee decided to award a penalty in favor of Al-Nassr for an offense committed in the area following a set piece. The decision was challenged by rivals, but the judge did not change his mind.
The person in charge of taking responsibility was, logically, CR7 which with a mighty definition in the middle, scored his first official goal for the Saudi club . Subsequently, the Brazilian Anderson Talisca was ejected for a strong attack against an opposing player, for which Al-Nassr played the last minutes with 10 men on the field.
Either way, the game ended in a tie for both teams. Thus, the Bug squad remains in the first position with 34 units , the same score as Al-Shabab, but with a better goal difference and one less game. The next meeting of Al-Nassr will take place Thursday February 9 against Al-Wehda.
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