Cristiano Ronaldo skied an injury-time penalty as his Al Nassr side were dumped-out of the King's Cup.
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Match Report
Al Nassr were eliminated from the competition in the round of 16 by Al Taawoun, who beat the home side 1-0 on Tuesday evening.
Ronaldo wasted a golden chance to level the game deep in stoppage time, and force the tie into extra-time.
But the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus superstar blazed his penalty high over the bar.
The 39-year-old walked away from the away side's penalty area holding his head in his hands.
Al Taawoun shocked home fans as they took the lead in the 71st minute, when defender Waleed Al-Ahmed nodded home from a corner.
The away team almost scored again in injury time, but in a dramatic turn of the tables, Waleed almost turned from hero to villain when he brought down Mohammed Maran inside the penalty box to give away a penalty.
Fortunately, anxiety turned to relief with Ronaldo's penalty miss, which seals the Portuguese player's third consecutive exit from the King's Cup since joining Al Nassr in 2022.
Ronaldo will be looking to get back his usual self when the Saudi Pro League resumes on Friday, and Al Nassr take on league leaders, Al Hilal.
Line-ups
Al Nassr FC XI: Ronaldo, Brozovic, Laporte, Talisca, Ali Al-Hassan, Mohamed Simakan, Bento, Nawaf Al-Boushal, Ângelo, Salem Al Najdi, Wesley
Subs: Mohammed Al-Fatil, Mane, Otávio, Mukhtar Ali, Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdullah Alkhaibari, Ali Lajami, Raghed Al-Najjar, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Ayman Yahya, Mohammed Marran, Majed Qasheesh
Al Taawoun XI: F.Fajr, João Pedro, Mateus, Aschraf El Mahdioui, Flávio, Muteb Al-Mufarrij, Mailson, Awn Al-Saluli, Waleed Al-Ahmad, Barrow, Saad Al-Nasser
Subs: Hattan Babhir, Sultan Mandash, Sultan Al-Farhan, Abdulquddus Atiah, Abdulfattah Adam, Ahmed Saleh Bahusayn, Renne Rivas, Ibrahim Al-Shuail, Lucas Chávez, Fahad Al-Abdulraziq, Abdulmalik Al-Harbi, Anas Mansour M. Al Ghamdi