{"id":290505,"date":"2023-09-29T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=290505"},"modified":"2023-09-29T19:35:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T19:35:02","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-celebrates-with-al-nassr-fans-after-late-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/cristiano-ronaldo-celebrates-with-al-nassr-fans-after-late-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Al-Nassr fans after late winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Al-Nassr fans after his late penalty saw them to a 2-1 away win over Al-Tai, with the visitors now just one point off Saudi pro League leaders Al-Ittihad<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winner on Sunday as Al-Nassr beat Al-Tai 1-0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The former Man United striker led fans in a Viking Thunder Clap celebration\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo led Al-Nassr fans in a Viking Thunder Clap celebration on Friday after sealing a late winner for the Saudi side.<\/p>\n<p>With the score level at 1-1 after 87 minutes, Ronaldo sent the keeper the wrong way slotted an excellent penalty into the bottom left corner.<\/p>\n<p>It was his 10th league goal of the season, and confirmed a sixth straight win for Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n<p>They now sit just one point behind leaders Al-Ittihad and Al-Taawoun in the table, a remarkable turnaround from a side who lost their opening two games.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was ever the showman after the game, as he led players and fans in a celebration made famous by the Iceland side that reached the Euro 2016 quarter finals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/19\/75991919-12576549-image-a-3_1696013016479.jpg\" height=\"665\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late winner in Al-Nassr&#8217;s 2-1 win over Al-Tai on Friday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/19\/75992173-12576549-He_led_the_fans_ina_Viking_Thunderclap_celebration_after_securin-a-13_1696013608253.jpg\" height=\"335\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He led the fans ina\u00a0 Viking Thunderclap celebration after securing a sixth win in a row<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He offered the camera a wink after the first clap as the away end joined him in celebrating an important three points.<\/p>\n<p>For Al-Tai, the loss leaves them 12th after eight games, with just two wins and five losses already.<\/p>\n<p>There were other former Premier League stars in action on Friday, with Al-Ittihad&#8217;s N&#8217;Golo Kante starring in a 0-0 draw with Al-Fayha.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0It was just the second time they had dropped points all season, with the absence of star striker Karim Benzema keenly felt.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman scored in each of his last two starts but has missed Ittihad&#8217;s last two games through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Nassr will next be in action against Abha on Friday, while Al-Ittihad host Al-Ahli on the same day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/29\/19\/75992183-12576549-image-a-12_1696013596694.jpg\" height=\"800\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>N&#8217;Golo Kante was also in action as league leaders Al-Ittihad were held to a 0-0 draw by Al-Fayha<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12576549\/Cristiano-Ronaldo-Al-Nassr-Al-Tai-Saudi-pro-League-Al-Ittihad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Al-Nassr fans after his late penalty saw them to a 2-1 away win over Al-Tai, with the visitors now just one <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/cristiano-ronaldo-celebrates-with-al-nassr-fans-after-late-winner\/\" title=\"Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Al-Nassr fans after late winner\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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