Cristiano Ronaldo’s frustration with a referee during his match with Al-Nasr on Tuesday took over a soccer ball at the end of the first half against Abha.
Ronaldo, who was playing in the King’s Cup match for champions in the Saudi Professional League, came out of the Al-Nasr area and had his teammates head in the field with a good chance to pull away. Al-Nassr was already leading 2-0 in the match.
However, the referee whistled just over 47 minutes into it – two minutes of extra time were added to the end of the usual 45-minute first half.
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Al-Nassr player Cristiano Ronaldo resumes action during the Saudi Professional League match between Al-Wehda and Al-Nassr at King Abdulaziz Stadium on February 9, 2023 in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia. (Khaled Al-Hajj/MB Media/Getty Images)
Exceptionally, given the golden opportunity to score another goal on the board, Ronaldo promptly kicked the ball up the court.
Out of anger, the referee reached into his pocket to ask for his yellow card and issued it to Ronaldo. The 38-year-old soccer star scoffed at that, because he didn’t even look the way the referee was.
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Al-Nassr did not need this scoring opportunity at the end of the match, as they progressed to the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory over Abha. Al-Nasr’s top scorer was Sami Al-Najel, Abdullah Al-Khibari and Muhammad Maran.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr before the Saudi Professional League match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah on March 9, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Khaled Al-Hajj/MB Media/Getty Images)
Ronaldo has been frustrated lately with not putting the ball in the net in his last two matches. That would have added to his decision to kick the ball on a great opportunity to change that.
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In seven matches this year with his new team, Ronaldo has scored eight goals and assisted two. This was his first yellow card.
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nasr striker, stands in front of a free kick during the Saudi Professional Football League match between Al-Nasr and Al-Batin at Marsool Park Stadium in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on March 3, 2023. (-/AFP via Getty Images)
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Al-Nasr will face Al-Wahda in the semi-finals on April 23, but will play four matches before that match.
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