Al Nassr won 1-0 against Al Ettifaq to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 King Cup. In this match, Cristiano Ronaldo did not score and reacted to the referee.

38-year-old striker Cristiano Ronaldo received a yellow card for reacting to the referee, on the day Al Nassr won 1-0 against Al Ettifaq in the 1/8 round of the King Cup. Sadio Mane scored the only goal in the 107th minute.

In the 12th minute, Ronaldo was tripped by his opponent and fell outside the Al Ettifaq penalty area, but Chilean referee Piero Maza did not blоw the penalty and waved to captain Al Nassr to stand up.

Ronaldo was not satisfied with referee Maza’s decision (Photo: Screenshot).

The Portuguese star ran after him, pointed at the referee and shouted loudly. The referee raised his hand to signal Ronaldo to calm down, but he left and kept saying something. Referee Maza decided to give Ronaldo a yellow card as a warning.

CR7 looked dissatisfied, Al Nassr fans chanted in support of their captain. Immediately after that, Ronaldo went to the sidelines and headed towards the home team’s technical area and said as if shouting: “Always against me. They are always against me. It’s so ridiculous.”

Al Nassr welcomed Al Ettifaq at Mrsool Park’s home ground in the 1/8 round of the Saudi King Cup (King Cup) with the determination to win. Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to shine after he “failed” in the match against Al Fayha in the Saudi Pro League.

In last night’s match (October 31), the Portuguese star had 5 shots but could not once put the ball into Al Ettifaq’s net. CR7 even made a mistake that caused Al Nassr to lose a goal.

Sadio Mane celebrates the only goal of the match (Photo: Getty).

In the 45th minute, Telles placed a cross into the penalty area, creating conditions for Talisca to shoot a close-range shot into Al Ettifaq’s net. However, after reviewing VAR technology, the referee did not recognize the goal for Al Nassr because Ronaldo had previously been offside.

Al Nassr had a difficult match when they lost a man in the 45’+9 minute when Talisca coldly beаt a player on the away team. Al Ettifaq was also sent off in the 89th minute when Hazazi received a red card after fouling Otavio on Al Nassr’s side.

The two teams held each other for more than 100 minutes of play (including overtime of the two halves) before entering extra time. In the 107th minute, Al Nassr made a difference with the opening goal.

Yahya crossed the line, completely eliminating the Al Ettifaq defense and Sadio Mane was in the right place to finish from close range to score the only goal for Al Nassr.

Al Nassr beаt Al Ettifaq with a score of 1-0 and won the right to enter the quarterfinals of the 2023-24 King Cup. Ronaldo’s team extended their unbeaten streak to 15 matches and showed their determination to win the title this season.