It was imagined to be Cristiano Ronaldo’s second, as he stepped as much as take a stoppage-time penalty for Al Nassr. Recognized for his calm composure in excessive strain conditions, the Portugal worldwide had transformed all 18 off his earlier penalties for Al Nassr, however this time, the shot went over the bar, surprising a house crowd of 14,519.
Cristiano Ronaldo misses his penalty.
It was sufficient as Al-Taawoun sealed a shock 1-0 win of their Spherical of 16 encounter of the continuing King’s Cup, Saudi Arabia’s premier knockout competitors.
Al-Taawoun took the lead via Waleed Al-Ahmad, who transformed a header with 20 minutes remaining. Then within the Ninety fifth-minute, Al-Ahmad was whistled for a foul within the penalty space, however Girl Luck had different plans as Ronaldo missed his try.
Watch video of Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty miss
Now, Ronaldo and Al Nassr have two extra trophies to compete for this season. On the Saudi Professional League, they’re six factors behind leaders Al Hilal after eight video games, and have seven factors from three fixtures within the group stage of the Asian Champions League.
Al Nassr face Al Hilal within the Riyadh derby on Friday. Chatting with the Saudi Professional League’s media workforce, head coach Stefano Pioli revealed that the prospect of working with Ronaldo was an enormous consider him accepting the job.
“Of course, I have always thought that Cristiano is a great champion. ut above all, a great professional with a great work ethic, a great culture of always trying to express oneself to the maximum,” he stated.
“And therefore, I am discovering a boy who is no longer young, but with the same enthusiasm, with the same passion. As when he was a kid, he wanted to do things in wanting to always try to give the best, to reach the maximum, to score many goals and help the team. So, definitely a pleasant surprise.
“The truth that there’s Cristiano within the workforce was additionally an essential factor and so I accepted very willingly with lots of enthusiasm, with an amazing want to have the ability to do properly,” he added.