Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed his first win of the season with Al Nassr beating Shabab Al-Ahli 4-2 but it was not an easy match.
Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes with new teammates Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic, two of many famous players who have just arrived in the Saudi Pro League this summer.
Al Nassr ended the first half of the Asian Champions League play-off match with a score of 1-1 against the United Arab Emirates opponent Shabab Al Ahli. For his part, Ronaldo left the field in a frustrated mood. The Portuguese striker angrily walked towards the referees and shouted “wake up” as a way of suggesting that they had fallen asleep when they did not award him a penalty.
Ronaldo has reason to be angry because his shot in the air sent the ball into the opponent’s hand. This is considered the most controversial ball in the countless situations where Al Nassr demanded a penalty against Shabab Al Ahli, including 3 belonging to CR7.
Video Ronaldo ends up touching the opponent’s hand
In another situation, Ronaldo crossed into the box and was slammed by an opposing player, or was sandwiched between two players when dribbling down near the goal.
Video of Ronaldo being sandwiched between two opposing players
After the break, Ronaldo’s mood was perhaps even more frustrating as he not only couldn’t find the net but also watched Yahya Al-Ghassani score the second goal to give Shalab Al-Ahli a 2-1 lead. . For the rest of the time, Al Nassr struggled to find an equalizer, but only succeeded in the 88th minute.
Video Talisca scored to make it 3-2
The match seemed to go into extra time when one of Ronaldo’s partners, Anderson Talisca, also completed a brace with a header in the 90+6 minute, giving Al Nassr a 3-2 lead. Finally, Marcelo Brozovic secured a place in the Asian Champions League group stage from Ronaldo’s assist.
Thus, Ronaldo will have the opportunity to conquer a completely new arena after having won the Champions League in Europe many times with Real Madrid and MU.
Video Ronaldo assists Brozovic for the 4th goal