The suffering of the Saudi victory led by the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo continued in the recent period, as it was knocked out of the semi-finals of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, and stumbled in its last two matches in the Saudi league.
Al-Wahda team blew a surprise of heavy caliber, as it ousted its host Al-Nasr from the golden square of the cup by beating it with a clean goal scored by Frenchman Jean-David Bogel in the 23rd minute.
Ronaldo missed more than one chance, the most dangerous of which was a shot saved by the crossbar in the 83rd minute that would have given his team an equalizer.
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After half-time, the "Madeira Rocket" looked angry and expressed his anger in a debate with Croatian coach Dinko Jelicic or a member of the coaching staff sitting on the bench.
Cristiano Ronaldo after half-time. #كأس_الملك
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After the referee blew the final whistle, the Portugal captain appeared upset and unhappy with the result.
The joy of the knights to reach the most expensive🏆 final
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Al-Wahda was defensive throughout the match, playing on the counter-attack, while Moroccan goalkeeper Mounir Al-Mohammadi shone on more than one occasion in front of Al-Nasr's attackers.
Al Wahda's Oscar Duarte also saved a header from the goal line in stoppage time.
Ronaldo rises. And the defender takes the ball away
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Al-Nasr reproached the haste and lack of effectiveness and not exploiting the opponent's mistakes to continue the disappointing results, as it occupies second place in the Saudi Professional League, 3 points behind the leaders Al-Ittihad, but it played a game more.
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With the loss of yesterday's match on Monday, Al-Nasr continued to suffer in the recent period, after stumbling in its last two matches in the Saudi league, as it drew negatively with its host Al-Faiha, and then lost to its host Al-Hilal with two goals without a response.
Al-Nasr is in second place in the Saudi league table with 53 points, 3 points behind leaders Al-Ittihad, while Al-Wahda is in 13th place with 22 points.