Cristiano Red Carded for Elbowing Opponent
Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off late on as his side lost 2-1 to city rivals Al Hilal in their Saudi Super Cup semifinal
Al-Nassr was playing Al-Hilal on Monday at Abu Dhabi for Saudi Super Cup semifinals.
Jorge Jesus’s Al Hilal opened the scoring in the 62nd minute when Salem al-Dawsari slotted the ball into the bottom right corner
Brazilian forward Malcolm doubled the lead in the 72nd minute with a fine header after Michael’s long cross from the right
Former Liverpool forward Sadio Mane got Al Nassr on the scoresheet in stoppage time off Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s pass.
Ronaldo’s frustrations began late in the first half when his side had a goal disallowed because of the Portugal star.
He was in an offside position when the ball came into the box and he tried to play the ball before it made its way through to Otavio, who scored.
The flag went up because of Ronaldo’s attempt to touch the ball and, sure enough, the decision to disallow it was upheld after a VAR review.