Ronaldo in tears after Al-Nassr lose Saudi King's Cup final to Al Hilal on penalties
Ronaldo in tears after Al-Nassr lose Saudi King's Cup final to Al Hilal on penalties
Al-Hilal won a penalty shootout 5-4 to decide a final that finished 1-1 after extra time in Jeddah. Ronaldo had scored in the shootout.
(Published - June 01, 2024 07:50 am IST - JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia)
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo looks dejected after losing the penalty shootout and the Saudi King Cup final to Al Hilal on June 1, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters
Photo Credit: ReutersCristiano Ronaldo left the field in tears after his Al-Nassr group lost the Lord's Cup last to Al-Hilal and finished a second progressive season in Saudi Arabia with no significant flatware on Friday.
Al-Hilal won a punishment shootout 5-4 to choose a last that completed 1-1 after additional time in Jeddah. Ronaldo, who finished paperwork for Al-Nassr in December 2022, tumbled to the ground despondently and was reassured by colleagues at Lord Abdullah Sports City.
The misfortune came only four days after the finish of a Saudi Star Association season in which Al-Nassr completed second, 14 focuses behind Al-Hilal. There was some relief then as Ronaldo scored two times to establish another association record of 35 objectives in a season.
There was no such solace this time toward the finish of a violent experience that saw two objectives and three red cards.
Aleksandar Mitrovic headed Al-Hilal ahead following seven minutes. It deteriorated for Al-Nassr right off the bat in the final part when goalkeeper David Ospina, previously of Arms stockpile and Napoli, was shipped off for dealing with the ball outside the area.
Al-Hilal was additionally decreased to 10 men following 86 minutes when Ali Al-Bulaihi was red-checked for a clear headbutt on Sami Al-Najei.
Seconds after the fact, Ayman Yahya headed Al-Nassr level.
Al-Hilal had one more protector shipped off in the 91st moment after Kalidou Koulibaly, endorsed from Chelsea the previous summer, got a subsequent yellow card.
There were no objectives in additional time and the last went to a shootout. Ruben Neves missed Hilal's most memorable endeavor as did previous Manchester Joined safeguard Alex Telles for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo, who prior hit the post with a staggering above kick, changed over his punishment however could look as Bounou, a legend of Morocco's walk to the elimination rounds of the 2022 World Cup, saved two times, the first from Ali Al-Hassan and afterward from Al-Nemer.
The recoveries gave Hilal an eleventh Lord's Cup win while Ronaldo and his group should hold on until next season.
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