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Ronaldo in tears as Al-Nassr lose bonkers final on pens & ex-Prem stars see red

31 May 2024 , 22:39
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A former Man Utd star missed his penalty in the shoot-out
A former Man Utd star missed his penalty in the shoot-out

CRISTIANO RONALDO was left in tears after Al-Nassr suffered penalty shoot-out heartbreak in the Saudi Cup final.

The superstar scored his spot-kick but was unable to prevent his side losing to Al-Hilal 5-4 on penalties.

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Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears at the final whistle
He could not contain his emotions after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak
He could not contain his emotions after suffering penalty shoot-out heartbreak
Al-Nassr lost the Saudi Cup final on penalties to Al-Hilal
Al-Nassr lost the Saudi Cup final on penalties to Al-Hilal

The match ended 1-1 after extra-time, which came about thanks to an 88th minute equaliser from Al-Nassr star Ayman Yahya.

His goal came moments after Al-Hilal's Ali Albulayhi was shown a straight red card.

That was the second dismissal of the game after former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina received his marching orders shortly before the hour mark, putting Al-Nassr down to ten men.

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There was more drama to come however as Kalidou Koulibaly, who joined Al-Hilal from Chelsea last summer, was sent off in stoppage after picking up a second yellow card for a challenge on Al-Nassr's sub goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah.

Another former Premier League star, Aleksandar Mitrovic, had put Al-Hilal in front in the seventh minute.

So the match went to extra-time after a 1-1 stalemate, and penalties were needed to decided the winner.

Ex-Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves stepped up first for Al-Hilal and missed.

But Alex Telles, who also played with Ronaldo at Manchester United, did likewise to keep the scores level.

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Mitrovic then made no mistake from 12 yards, as did Ronaldo - six more penalties were then converted before Saud Abdulhamid missed for Al-Hilal.

Incredibly, Ali Alhassan could not take advantage for Al-Nassr, and when Nasser Aldawsari made it 5-4 it was up to Meshari Al-Nemer to keep his side in the match, but he was unable to do so, much to the disappointment of Ronaldo.

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