Cristiano Ronaldo, a striker who is 38 years old, scored a goal for Al Nassr in their 5-2 victory over Al Shabab, the home team, in the quarterfinals of the King Cup.
Carlos 24, Bahebri 90, Fofana 17, Mane 28, Ghareeb 45, Ronaldo 74, and Maran 96 are the players represented by goal.
When Ronaldo was on the outside of the left penalty area in the 74th minute, he got the ball, passed it to Otavio, and then raced inside the penalty area by himself. In order to break the offside trap and shoot a one-touch shot to the far corner from a face-to-face position, Otavio collected the ball and passed it down to the captain of Al Nassr. This resulted in the score growing to 4-1. After witnessing the reserve players approach near the corner to participate in the delight, Ronaldo decided not to leap but instead hurried to hug his teammates. He had intended to jump and spin for joy, but he saw them come close the corner.
Since the beginning of the year, Ronaldo has participated in 56 matches, scored 50 goals, and assisted on 14 occasions. As a result, he is currently in first place on the scoring list in 2023, surpassing Harry Kane and Erling Haaland by one goal.
There were 47 matches in which he played for Al Nassr, during which he scored 40 goals and assisted 12 times; the remaining accomplishments were with Portugal. The superstar, who is 38 years old, scored 12 goals when he was awarded penalties, three goals when he was awarded free kicks from the wall, and six goals from long range.
Even though Al Nassr still has three more matches to play before the end of the year, he still has the opportunity to build upon this accomplishment.Since 2017, Ronaldo has not scored 50 goals in a single year. This is the first time that he has not done so. Prior to that, the Portuguese skipper had accomplished this feat seven years in a row, beginning in 2011 and continuing through 2017. The 69 goals he scored for Real Madrid and the team in 2013 is his most notable accomplishment. CR7 also increased his career goals to 869, which is a record for the sport of football.In order to communicate with the supporters of Al Shabab, Ronaldo pointed to his ear shortly after scoring. Lionel Messi’s name was sung by the home audience after each instance in which he failed to capitalize on an unclaimed opportunity. At one point, the captain, Al Nassr, made a gesture with his hand that seemed to indicate that he wanted them to yell more loudly.
For about fifteen years, Messi has been Ronaldo’s primary competitor, and during that time, both players have won the Golden Ball. On top of that, the Argentine superstar is the holder of the record for scoring 91 goals in the year 2012.While Lionel Messi is currently taking a break in Morocco due to the conclusion of the season in the United States, Ronaldo is still working in Saudi Arabia.
The goal that he scored on the evening of December 11 did not have a significant impact on the outcome of the match, which Al Nassr, which had a star cast from Europe, won 5-2 to go to the semi-finals.Ever Banega, Romain Saiss, and Yannick Carrasco are three players who have made a name for themselves in Europe during their time with Al Shabab, which is located in the same city as Al Nassr.
Furthermore, they possessed a Korean goalie named Kim Seung-gyu, who was responsible for directing Ronaldo’s free kick into the top corner of the goal in the thirteenth minute.As with the Saudi Arabian National Cup, the King Cup is comprised of 24 teams that compete in a knockout format.
After defeating Ohod by a score of 5-1 in the round of 1/16, Al Nassr went on to win the round of 1/8 by a score of 1-0 over Al-Ettifaq. Al Hilal, the reigning champion, is one of the potential opponents that Ronaldo and his teammates could face in the semifinals of the competition.