The stats that showed CR7’s struggle as Al Nassr crash out of the King’s Cup against Al Ittihad | OneFootball

How 10 man Al Ittihad held off Al Nassr and knocked out Ronaldo?

The stats that showed CR7’s struggle as Al Nassr crash out of the King’s Cup against Al Ittihad

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr suffered shock 2-1 home defeat to Al Ittihad in the King’s Cup Round of 16 crashing out of the tournament despite playing nearly half hour with man advantage.

Goals from Karim Benzema (15’) and Houssem Aouar (45+2’) sent the visitors through while Angelo Gabriel (30’) briefly equalised for the hosts at Al Awwal Park.

Match summary

Al Ittihad started stronger: Benzema converted slick pass from Moussa Diaby to open the scoring. Ronaldo then set up Angelo for thunderous top corner finish but Aouar’s goal restored the visitors lead before the interval.

The Tigers were reduced to 10 men when Ahmed Al Julaydan was shown straight red in the 49 minute, yet Al Nassr failed to capitalise. Kingsley Coman and Sadio Mane both missed gilt edged chances while Ronaldo’s late header sailed over.

What it means

The defeat leaves Al Nassr with just 2 trophy left to fight for — the Saudi Pro League & the AFC Champions League Two.