Controversial offside leaves Ronaldo without a brace and win over Al Raed

It was an unlucky night for Cristiano Ronaldo, although he started with a smile on his face. The Portuguese once again showed his quality and opened the scoring for Al Nassr against Al Raed with a header to make it 1-0.

However, things took a turn for the worse as the game wore on. So much so that, in the 49th minute, the visitors equalised. However, fate had another chance in store for the Portuguese. However, the end was not as expected.

Ronaldo received a long ball and took just enough touches to slot the ball under the goalkeeper and make it 2-1. Even so, the referee was alerted by the VAR due to a possible offside in the position of the No 7.

The images showed that part of his shoulder was slightly offside. However, the anger of the Portuguese superstar was intense, although the worst was yet to come.

It was the 100th minute of the match when Mane crossed into the box and the ball hit a defender's hand. A handball that was not in a natural position, although the referee did not deem it punishable for a penalty. It was an action that brought the game to a close and Cristiano Ronaldo was left without a brace and a win in what was his debut in the new season in Saudi Arabia.

 

August 22, 2024