The talismanic footballer Cristiano Ronaldo suffered his first defeat in the Saudi Pro League as Al Ittihad handed a 0-1 jolt to Al Nassr on Thursday (March 9) to dethrone them from top of the table.
Al Nassr were invincible in their last five league games since Ronaldo's debut on February 3. But the winning run was halted by the title rivals at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
Ronaldo looked evidently livid as he lashed out at his teammates and kicked out a bunch of water bottles on the touchline following Al-Nassr's loss.
All eyes were hooked on Ronaldo in the showdown between Saudi Arabia's top two sides however the forward failed to find the net for the second game in a row. After the full-time whistle was blown the frustrated Portugal star was seen shaking his head in disappointment. Despite being consoled by a team-mate, Ronaldo was still visibly upset with the match outcome and continued to throw his arms around in dismay.
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Talking about the match, Romarinho got the only goal of the game in the 80th minute, rounding off a devastating counter-attack. The forward brilliantly brought down Ahmed Sharahili's right-wing delivery on the edge of the box, his first touch taking a defender out of the game before a cool finish sparked jubilant celebrations.
Al Nassr coach Rudi Garcia picked the positives from the match and said that his team is disappointed because they didn't deserve to lose.
"We are disappointed because we did not deserve to lose," he said
"Al Ittihad scored a goal the way they like, on the counter-attack. The league is still long. We are now behind Al Ittihad by a point. I am happy with my team. We played in a difficult stadium in front of a strong audience, and yet we played with a wonderful personality," he added.
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