Cristiano Ronaldo shows himself with a striking free kick and a beautiful gesture


Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11:35 PM• Jonathan van Haaster • Last update: 23:38

Cristiano Ronaldo distinguished himself at Al-Nassr on Saturday. The Portuguese scored from a free kick and also awarded a crucial penalty to Anderson Talisca, who is only one goal behind the leader of the top scorers after using it. Due to the 2-1 victory over Abha Club, number two Al-Nassr is one point behind leader Al-Ittihad.

Abha thought to take the lead through Amine Atouchi, who worked a rebound from a free kick into the goal from close range. However, the Moroccan turned out to have been offside: goal disallowed. Abdulfattah Adam also seemed to be on his way to 0-1, but his shot was much too soft. Ronaldo, on the other hand, unsuccessfully claimed a penalty after a defender knocked him down. Adam did hit the target for Abha moments later. The attacker received the ball on the edge of the box and found the short corner with a hard and high shot: 0-1. Ronaldo, among others, was still frequently sought before the break, but it did not lead to goals.

After the break, Talisca became dangerous twice. First he encountered goalkeeper Devis Epassy, ​​who moments later saw a nice bicycle kick from Talisca go just wide. Talisca tapped his next chance against Epassy. Al-Nassr seemed to be heading for a loss of points, but the home team received a free kick fifteen minutes before the end. Ronaldo got behind the ball and found the short corner with a flawless kick through the wall: 1-1. After the second yellow card for Abha player Zakaria Al Sudani, Al-Nassr managed to win a little later. Atouchi committed a foul in the box and Ronaldo let Talisca take the crucial penalty. The Brazilian hit in minute 86 and is therefore on fourteen hits, one less than top scorer Abderrazak Hamdallah of Al-Ittihad. Ronaldo popped the net nine times.


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