Fans shocked by Cristiano Ronaldo’s classy gesture to struggling team-mate… but it horribly backfires
FANS have been left shocked by Cristiano Ronaldo’s classy gesture during Al-Nassr’s win over Al-Shabab.
The Portuguese star was on a hat-trick in the game but offered to give Abdulrahman Ghareeb the chance to score.
Ghareeb has struggled this season as he had not scored before the game in his four appearances.
However in the 80th minute of the match with Al-Nassr 3-0 up he was presented with his opportunity to break his duck.
Ronaldo, 38, is Al-Nassr’s regular spot-kick taker and had already netted two from the spot in the first half of the match.
The former Manchester United star had already seen another one of his team-mates missed from the spot in the game, but still offered the chance to Al-Ghannam.
Ronaldo and team-mate Sadio Mane could also be seen asking fans to support Ghareeb as he lined-up his penalty.
However, disaster struck as Ghareeb smashed his penalty into the post.
But fans were left praising Ronaldo on social media for giving the opportunity to score away,
One fan Tweeted: “Cristiano Ronaldo could have scored a hat-trick, but he decided to give his penalty to a struggling teammate instead.
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“Remember this next time the media tell you Ronaldo is obsessed with stats and records.”
A second wrote: “My humble goat .”
A third commented: “King mentality.”
A fourth said: “Ronaldo and Mane asking Al-Nassr fans to support Ghareeb while taking the penalty.”
The game still ended 4-0 as Sultan AL-Ghannam popped up with a goal in the 80th minute.
Mane was also involved in a clash with an Al-Shabab player after contesting for a ball.