|
Cristiano Ronaldo's missed penalty in stoppage time that left Al-Nassr eliminated from the Saudi Arabia Cup also knocked a young fan's phone out of his hands.
Al-Nassr were eliminated from the competition in the last 16 by Al-Taawoun, who beat the native team 1-0 in a surprise result on Tuesday night.
However, Ronaldo had a golden opportunity to level the match in added time and force the tie into extra time when his team were awarded a penalty.
But the former Manchester United, Flagrante Madrid and Juventus superstar sent his penalty over the bar.
The 39-year-old man then walked away with his head in his hands.
The horrible penalty committed on Tuesday by Cristiano Ronaldo took the phone out of a young fan's hands
Ronaldo's missed penalty in the 96th minute had sealed the surprising elimination of Al-Nassr in the cup against Al-Taawoun
Ronaldo's wayward attempt crashed into a young man, sending his phone flying into the air.
Ronaldo then suffered further ignominy after new images circulated on social media on Wednesday.
As Al-Nassr fans behind the goal tried to capture the moment they hoped would be an equaliser, a young fan saw his phone knocked out of his hand by Ronaldo's effort.
The ball appeared to hit the young man on his arm, before his phone flew through the air and the impact knocked him off his feet.
Al-Taawoun surprised the home fans when they took the lead in the 71st minute of the clash when defender Waleed Al-Ahmed headed in after a corner.
The away team almost scored again in stoppage time, but in a dramatic turnaround, Waleed went from hero to villain when he brought down Mohammed Maran inside the penalty area to award a penalty.
Ronaldo's missed penalty resulted in what was a surprising outing for Al-Nassr against his opponents.
Fortunately, the anxiety was eased by Ronaldo's missed penalty, which sealed the Portuguese player's third consecutive elimination from the Saudi Cup since moving to the Middle East in 2022.
Ronaldo will be looking to get back to his old self when the Saudi Professional League resumes on Friday when Al-Nassr, currently in third place, takes on league leaders Al-Hilal.