by penalty kick
Ronaldo scores first goal for Al-Nassr – and secures a point for his team
Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo (l) celebrates his goal in the friendly against Paris Saint-Germain
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Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has finally scored his first goal for his new club Al-Nassr in his third competitive game. The goal came from a penalty kick in injury time. Ronaldo secured an important point for his team.
Christiano Ronaldo converted a penalty kick in the second minute of injury time against Al-Fateh on Friday to make it 2-2 and earn the title contenders a point. “I’m happy to have scored my first goal in the Saudi league. And the great performance of the whole team, who managed to achieve an important draw in a very difficult game,” wrote the 37-year-old Portuguese on Instagram.
Things weren’t going well for Ronaldo before. A goal by the striker in the 24th minute was disallowed for offside, in the 35th minute he missed a great chance before hitting the crossbar with a left-footed shot from eleven meters just before the break.
Actual penalty officer Talisca leaves the ball to Ronaldo
But then Ronaldo scored a penalty kick in added time. Spicy: Talisca, who was the appropriate penalty taker, actually grabbed the ball, but then gave it to the new captain. Talisca had scored the first goal for Al-Nassr. Ronaldo picked up a yellow card just before the end of the game after colliding with opponent Al-Daheem.
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Ronaldo switched to Al-Nassr in the winter, where he signed a contract for two and a half years. According to media reports, including advertising revenue, he should get the equivalent of around 200 million euros per season.