Google news india - Al Nassr Ronaldo breaks down in tears when Al-Nassr loses the Saudi King's Cup final on penalties to Al Hilal.

 

In a penalty shootout, Al-Hilal won 5-4 to end a 1-1 game that had gone into overtime in Jeddah. Cristiano Ronaldo had scored first in the shootout.

 

Al Hilal defeats Al Nassr 5–4 on penalties to win the King’s Cup, and Ronaldo is left without a trophy.

Al Hilal has already taken home the King Cup of Champions twice in a row. The squad has now won three championships this season after taking home the Saudi Super Cup and the Saudi Pro League.

 

 

In the King Cup of Champions final held on Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Al Hilal defeated Al Nassr 5–4 on penalties, much to Cristiano Ronaldo's dismay.

 

 

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered sadness as Al Hilal defeated Al Nassr 5–4 on penalties in the King Cup of Champions final on Friday at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

 

Al Hilal has already won two consecutive King Cup of Champions titles. After winning the Saudi Super Cup and the Saudi Pro League, the team has now won three titles this season.

 

Ayman Yahya's play put Sadio Mane through on goal in the sixth minute, giving him the first real opportunity of the game. But Mane's shot was high, and

 

 

After meeting a lovely cross from Malcom a minute later, Aleksander Mitrovic opened the scoring at the other end by heading in a cross from the left side of the six-yard box.

 

For the remainder of the half, Al Nassr controlled the game, but Yassine Bounou, the Moroccan custodian for Al Hilal, made a number of outstanding saves to put Al Nassr at bay.

 

After two minutes of resumption, Ronaldo's incredible bicycle try struck the right post, but Al Nasser could not hit the back of the net despite increasing their tempo.

 

 

 

Al Nassr's situation worsened when, in the 56th minute, custodian David Ospina received a straight red card for handling the ball outside of his penalty area while attempting to clear it away from Malcom, who had a clear goal.

Even with one man down, Al Nassr persisted in bothering Bounou, who held onto his team's lead by making save after save. In the 86th minute, Mitrovic had a chance to end the match, but his shot missed the left post.

 

 

 

A minute afterward, centre back Ali Albulayhi of Al Hilal was dismissed for head-on contact with a player as the ball was out for a throw-in. Ayman scored the equaliser for Al Nassr a short while later after heading a long throw-in into the net.

 

Kalidou Koulibaly, the other centre back for Al Hilal, was given a second yellow card two minutes later for a risky tackle on the opposing goalkeeper. Al Hilal, with nine men, relied on its bench strength to withstand extra time and draw penalties, while Al Nassr failed to capitalise on its lead.

 

 

 

Ruben Neves and Alex Telles both missed their teams' first penalties, but Ronaldo and Mitrovic came up with the saves to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Waleed Abdullah, the second keeper for Al Nassr, gave his team the lead when he stopped Saud Abdulhamid's sudden death penalty.

 

To preserve his team's hopes, Bounou stepped up once more and stopped Ali Al Hassan's penalty. The next penalty for Al Hilal was easily scored by Nasser Al Dawsari, and Bounou completed a fantastic evening by stopping a penalty taken by rookie Meshari Al-Nemer to win the game.