Cristiano Ronaldo emerges victorious! Al-Nassr's Portugal international secures three points with a late penalty, while Al-Shabab fails to convert a penalty shot in an unpredictable conclusion to their Saudi Pro League match. - soocer442
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Cristiano Ronaldo emerges victorious! Al-Nassr’s Portugal international secures three points with a late penalty, while Al-Shabab fails to convert a penalty shot in an unpredictable conclusion to their Saudi Pro League match.

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In the Saudi Pro League, Cristiano Ronaldo secured a 2-1 victory for Al-Nassr over Al-Shabab by scoring a late penalty. Please provide additional

information. Stefano Pioli’s team appeared disorganized and fatigued throughout the majority of the match against a more inspiring Al-Shabab team, as the negative consequences of the recently concluded international break became apparent. Ronaldo and his teammates would have been trailing the game from the outset if it were not for a remarkable reaction save by Bento to prevent Mohammed Al-Thani from scoring from a corner. Chances were abundant. Aymeric Laporte scored the opening goal in the 69th minute, reigniting the match after a lackluster first half. Al-Shabab began to dominate possession in the final quarter after the first goal was scored, and both teams appeared to be more competitive. Ali Alhassan was promptly substituted for Otavio by Pioli. Nevertheless, the defender’s manager was left incensed as he failed to clear the ball in the final minute of regulation time, resulting in the ball being directed into his own net. The drama had only just begun when both teams were seeking to compromise for a point each. The referee did not hesitate to gesture to the spot after Robert Renan launched an unnecessary challenge on Abdulrahman Ghareeb, which occurred just inside the box. In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Ronaldo took the penalty and scored his sixth goal of the league campaign by sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. Nevertheless, the situation was not yet concluded, as Mohamed Simakan provided Al-Shabab with a sliver of hope by causing him to be sent off after trampling on Nader Al-Sharari inside the box. However, Abderrazak Hamdallah yielded to the pressure and struck the woodwork from 12 yards, resulting in three crucial points for the visitors who are currently in pursuit of Al-Hilal in the standings.

 








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