Until the last moment’ – Cristiano Ronaldo shares inspirational message and vows to ‘keep believing’ after Al-Nassr ruin Ivan Toney’s Al-Ahli debut

It was a sweet start to the evening in Riyadh for Ronaldo as he was honoured by Al-Nassr with a special GOAT jersey for his latest milestone of reaching 900 career goals. However, it soon turned sour as the Portuguese struggled to make an impact and found himself isolated at times in attack.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The game burst into life in the second half when Al-Ahli’s Franck Kessie scored the opener after impressive link-up play with Ivan Toney, who was making his debut in Saudi Arabia following a summer move from Brentford. However, Al-Nassr avoided defeat thanks to a moment of fortune, when Sultan Al-Ghannam’s cross took a deflection off Al-Ahli defender Bassam Mohammed Alhurayji and looped past goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, finding its way into the net in the ninth minute of stoppage time.

  • WHAT RONALDO SAID

    While it wasn’t one of Ronaldo’s most memorable performances, the forward issued a rallying cry after the match on social media where he wrote: “Until the last moment. Keep believing!”

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    WHAT NEXT FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO?

    Al-Nassr have dropped four points in their first three Saudi Pro League matches and must regroup quickly to keep their title ambitions on track. The team will hope that Ronaldo can rediscover his scoring touch when they take the field against Al-Ettifaq next Friday.