A penalty shootout in which Al-Hilal prevailed 5-4 decided a Jeddah final that had ended 1-1 after extra time.

At King Abdullah Sports City, Ronaldo, who signed with Al-Nassr in December 2022, collapsed to the ground in anguish and was consoled by teammates.

The 39-year-old managed to regain his composure just in time to retrieve his runners-up medal. However, the sight of his longtime rival Lionel Messi being chanted by supporters as he descended the stairs and returned to the field did little to improve his disposition.Four days after the conclusion of the Saudi Pro League season, in which Al-Nassr finished second, 14 points behind Al-Hilal, the team suffered its defeat. The fact that Ronaldo had twice scored to establish a new league record of 35 goals in a season provided some consolation.

Such solace was not present this time, following a tumultuous match that resulted in three red cards and two goals.

Seven minutes in, Aleksandar Mitrovic placed Al-Hilal ahead with a goal. Al-Nassr’s situation deteriorated further in the early stages of the second half when former Arsenal and Napoli goalkeeper David Ospina was dismissed for fumbling the ball outside the penalty area.аԀԀitiоnаlly, аfter 86 minutes, аli аl-Bulаihi’s reԀ cаrԀ fоr whаt аppeаreԀ tо be а strike оn Sаmi аl-Nаjei reԀuceԀ аl-Hilаl tо ten men.

Following this, Ayman Yahya led Al-Nassr to its knees.

Al-Hilal witnessed another defender be dismissed in the 91st minute subsequent to the second yellow card received by Kalidou Koulibaly, who was acquired from Chelsea last summer.Extra time was devoid of any goals, and the game proceeded to a shootout. Hilal’s initial attempt was overlooked by both Ruben Neves and Alex Telles, a former Manchester United defender representing Al-Nassr.

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Hilal won his eleventh King’s Cup with the assistance of those saves, whereas Ronaldo and his squad will have to wait until the following season to do so.