Cristiano Ronaldo (38, Al-Nasr) scored his debut goal in the Saudi Arabia League with a penalty kick.
On the 4th (Korean time), Ronaldo scored an equalizer in an away match against Alphatech in the 2022-23 season of the Saudi Professional League held at the Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium in Alhasa, Saudi Arabia, leading to a 2-2 draw.
Teammate Zalolidin Masharifov was awarded a penalty kick for an opponent’s foul, and Ronaldo, who took the penalty kick in the 2nd minute of extra time in the second half with the score trailing 1-2, shook the center of the net with an accurate right-footed shot.
Ronaldo immediately picked up the ball and ran towards the half line. Omitting the proprietary ‘How Ceremony’ (actually shouting “Si” rather than “How”) with his arms outstretched after spinning 180 degrees in the air. It was tied 2-2, but it looked like it was trying to save time to score an additional goal. Seven minutes of extra time were given in the second half, but the game ended 2-2 as it was.
On this day, Ronaldo wore the captain’s armband and digested full-time as a forward striker. In the 23rd minute of the first half with the score trailing 0-1, Ronaldo’s left-footed shot hit the post and went into the goal, but was declared offside. In the 35th minute of the first half, a teammate’s shot hit the post and Ronaldo connected it again with a right-footed shot, but it flew into the air.
In the 39th minute of the first half, Ronaldo displayed a splendid dribble from the opponent’s left flank, but the ball was stolen by the opponent. In the 1-1 counterattack opportunity in the first half of extra time, he raised his hand to ask for a pass to his teammate. However, when his teammate hit the shot, Ronaldo raised his arms and was very sorry. In the 3rd minute of the second half, Ronaldo crosses from the side, but his teammate’s header misses.
Ronaldo scored from a penalty kick in extra time in the second half after the score was 1-2. It was his first goal in three official matches for Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo, whose contract was terminated after criticizing his former team Manchester United (England), signed a contract with Al Nasr in 2025 under the condition that he receive 173 million pounds (264.3 billion won) annually, including basic salary, income from image rights and incentives, on December 31 last year. The contract was signed for 2 years and 6 months.
Ronaldo played full-time in the league debut against RIT Park on the 23rd of last month (1-0 win) as well as the Saudi Super Cup semi-final against Al-Itihad on the 27th (1-3 loss), but was silent. On the 20th of last month, he scored two goals in a match against Lionel Messi’s team, Paris Saint-Germain, as a member of the Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal Alliance All-Star, but it was a friendly match (4-5 loss). Al Nasr only recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in Ronaldo’s total of 4 matches. 카지노사이트
Al Nasr led the league with 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss (34 points). It has the same points as second place Al-Shabab (10 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses), who played one more game, but it is a close first place ahead in goal difference.