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Sports News of Tuesday, 12 March 2024

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's shocking miss in Al Nassr's defeat against Al-Ain

Cristiano Ronaldo disappointed after his miss Cristiano Ronaldo disappointed after his miss

Al Nassr skipper, Cristiano Ronaldo, missed an absolute sitter during the club's Asia Champions League(ACL) defeat to Al-Ain on Monday, March 11, 2024.

While Al Nassr were trailing, Ronaldo had a chance to tie the game after the goalie parried a close-range drive in front of him, but the Portuguese shockingly failed to score the rebound from about 5 yards out, instead placing the ball wide with his weaker foot.

Video of the miss has gone viral with many football fans left surprised and could not comprehend how the 5-time Ballond'Or winner missed the open goal.

Despite Ronaldo's miss, Al Nassr found the equaliser and further won the game in regulation time, beating the United Arab Emirates side 3-2 to send the game into extra time after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline.

During extra time, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty to level the score on aggregate, 4-4, after Al-Ain had reclaimed the lead with a 103rd-minute goal.

Ronaldo's goal, hence, sent the match into penalty shootouts where Al-Ain stunned the Saudi Arabian giants, winning 1-3. The Portuguese icon scored Al-Nassr's only penalty.

The Yellow and Blues, as a result, failed to progress to the semi-finals in the ACL.



Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's miss:





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