Cristiano Ronaldo’s hopes of lifting his first silverware since transferring to Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia have been dented on Friday after they have been overwhelmed 2-1 at dwelling by Al Qadsiah.
Ronaldo, 38, opened the scoring within the thirty second minute, reacting quickest to some suspect goalkeeping and slamming dwelling from shut vary.
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Nonetheless, that lead didn’t final lengthy. Julián Quiñones levelled the affair simply 5 minutes later, chesting down a looping cross from the left byline earlier than ending adeptly.
Quiñones then turned supplier within the second half after Al Nassr did not convert a substantial possession benefit into significant probabilities.
The Colombia-born Mexico worldwide acrobatically managed a cross on the far publish and directed it again throughout purpose along with his first contact to the place former Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang waited unmarked to present the guests the lead.
Ronaldo and his teammates labored exhausting to power an equaliser however have been unable to breach Koen Casteels’ web and fell to a defeat that would have critical implications for his or her league-title problem.
Stefano Pioli’s group stay third within the Saudi Professional League however are six factors behind leaders and reigning champions Al Hilal having performed a recreation extra.
Al Qadsiah transfer fifth with the win, degree on factors with Al Nassr and Al Shabab.
