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Cristiano Ronaldo has been heavily lambasted on Twitter after missing a golden opportunity in Al-Nassr’s 1-0 defeat to Al-Wehda on Monday (April 24).
Ronaldo captained Al-Nassr against Al-Wehda in the King Cup of Champions semifinals at the KSU Stadium. Al-Wehda put their noses in front in the 23rd minute, with Jean-David Beauguel producing the goods for the underdogs. Al-Nassr failed to come up with a reply in the first half.
Eight minutes into the second half, Abdullah Al-Hafith was sent off after he saw a second yellow for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal icon, though, failed to make the most of the resulting free kick.
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The 38-year-old had a golden opportunity to make amends for his sub-par free-kick when Abdulrahman Ghareeb cut the ball back for him eight yards away from goal in the 82nd minute. Ronaldo pulled the trigger first time, swinging his left boot. His shot, though, lacked accuracy and clattered against the crossbar and went behind for a goal kick.
Here's the video of the miss:
Al-Nassr failed to create amny clearcut openings in the final stretch of the game and succumbed to a 1-0 defeat, crashing out of the King Cup.
After Al-Nassr’s elimination, Ronaldo has been brutally trolled on Twitter, getting inevitably compared with his arch-rival Lionel Messi. One said:
"Messi scores that."
Another chimed in:
"Greatest fraud"
Here are some of the reactions following his miss against Al-Wehda:
The former Real Madrid and Manchester United superstar has now gone three games without scoring. Ronaldo has played 14 games for the Riyadh-based club across competitions, scoring 11 times and claiming two assists.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked lively in Al-Nassr’s defeat to Al-Wehda
While Cristiano Ronaldo undoubtedly missed a golden opportunity to restore parity for Al-Nassr on Monday, his overall performance was not poor by any means. He passed the ball around quite nicely, created chances, pressed whenever required, took players on, and fared well in duels as well.
He completed 32 passes (91% accuracy), created two chances, pulled off four of two dribbles and made three recoveries. He also won both his aerial duels (six of ten overall) and drew two fouls.
