Cristiano Ronaldo's punishment miss meant Al-Nassr exited the King's Cup successful the Round of 16 connected Tuesday. (Reuters/Screengrab)
Cristiano Ronaldo missed a last-gasp accidental for an equaliser from the punishment spot arsenic Al-Nassr exited the King’s Cup with a daze 0-1 nonaccomplishment to Al Taawoun successful the Round of 16 connected Tuesday evening.
Ronaldo fluffed a aureate accidental to level the crippled heavy successful the 96th minute, successful stoppage time, and propulsion the necktie into extra-time. The Portuguese superstar sent the shot sailing implicit the barroom into the stands earlier walking distant from the punishment spot clutching his head.
Visitors Al Taawoun stunned the location fans erstwhile defender Waleed Al-Ahmed turned successful a country successful the 71st minute. Though Al Taawoun came adjacent to doubling their lead, Waleed Al-Ahmed’s heroic infinitesimal concisely faded distant erstwhile helium tackled down Al-Nassr’s Mohammed Maran wrong the container to manus Ronaldo a aureate punishment opportunity.
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The erstwhile Real Madrid talisman’s blip meant that Ronaldo missed retired connected the rubric successful the 3rd successive season, having finished runners-up down Al-Hilal. Ronaldo’s lone different large accidental of the crippled arrived successful the dying moments of the 2nd half. The 39-year-old took a escaped kick, aiming for the goalkeeper’s side, but Mailson produced different good prevention to contradict him.
Earlier successful the 3rd minute, Al Nassr came adjacent to opening the scoring. Anderson Talisca, receiving the shot wrong the punishment area, fired a changeable towards goal. However, Mailson made a good prevention to support the scores level.
Ronaldo volition present absorption connected the Saudi Pro League which resumes connected Friday, arsenic Al Nassr instrumentality connected league leaders, Al Hilal.