Leading Online Desk: Cristiano Ronaldo: No matter how brilliant the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is considered one of the greatest footballers in the world, the title eludes him. Al Nasr failed to win the King's Cup for the second time in a row. Al Nasr lost in the final against Al Hilal. Ronaldo couldn't hold back tears after the defeat. He was also emotional after being eliminated from the FIFA World Cup earlier.
From the beginning of the final match, both the teams adopted an aggressive game. Al Hilal's Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the seventh minute of the match to give the team a 1-0 lead. To reduce this lead, Al Nasr's leading players including Ronaldo tried to score by short passing while keeping the ball in their possession. However, strong defending by Al Hilal defenders prevented Al Nasr from scoring in the first half.
In the second half of the match, Al Hilal kept the lead and tried to score a second goal. But they could not score due to the excellent play of Al Nasr's goalkeeper. In the 56th minute of the match, Al Nasr's David was red carded by the referee for a foul on an Al Hilal player. After this, Al Hilal's Ali Albouleh also received a red card in the 87th minute of the match. This left both the teams without a player for the rest of the match. In the 88th minute of the match, Al Nasr adopted a quick strike. This time Al Nasr's Ayman Yahya scored a field goal to bring the team back into the match.
After this, both the teams adopted an aggressive game and made several runs to take a decisive lead. However, the second goal was not recorded in the stipulated time due to the brilliant play by the defense of both the teams. The score remained tied at 1-1 after the scheduled 90 minutes. Due to this, the referee played the match in extra time to decide the result of the match. Due to the lack of this decisive goal, the match went to a penalty shootout. Al Hilal won the tournament by defeating Al Nasr 5-4. Ronaldo could not hide the pain of defeat in the final. He lay on the ground and cried for a long time. The video of this incident is going viral on social media.
How do I explain to my kids that this man crying after Al Nasr lost to Al Hilal in a Saudi kings cup has won 5 Champions League titles all as the top scorer. #Ronaldo passion and desire to win is insane 🐐
pic.twitter.com/bUMELW4BxK— Fleming Racool (@flemingracool) May 31, 2024
