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Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) collapsed. In the end, I shed tears.
Al Nasr (Saudi Arabia) lost 2-3 in the semifinals of the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) in the 2024-2025 season against Kawasaki Frontale (Japan) at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 1st (Korea time). Al-Nasr was aiming for his first championship. However, he ended his challenge in the semifinals. Al-Nasr's best performance was runner-up, which he recorded in 1995.
Ronaldo was the front-line striker on the day. In the 32nd minute of the first half, he showed a bicycle kick. But the bicycle kick didn't even reach the goal. Two minutes later, he attempted a sharp header shot. However, his header shot bounced off the top of the opponent's post. Ronaldo played full time on the day, but did not have the attack point he expected. In the end, he showed tears after the game.
Soccer Digest, a Japanese soccer media outlet, said 'Ronaldo showed tears. He was devastated. have tears in one's eyes. Al-Nasr fans were furious at the defeat of the luxury army. According to the outlet, fans were asked to think 'what happened', 'disappointed', 'Shame on you','Think of the game instead of money','Ronaldo did nothing. He was just waiting for the ball.
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Kawasaki took the lead 10 minutes into the game. Tatsuya Ito scored the first goal by connecting with a right-footed shot from the penalty arc. Al-Nasr balanced in the 28th minute of the first half. Sadio Mane, who took over the ball from the left side of the penalty area, dribbled to the center to avoid the opponent's defense, and the ball shot with his right foot was slightly deflected off the defense and entered the Kawasaki goal. Kawasaki led again in the 41st minute. Ito dribbled from the front of the penalty area to the gate and shot with his right foot the ball that flowed after hitting the defense, but was blocked by goalkeeper Bento. Yuto Ozeki kicked it back with his left foot. Kawasaki led 2-1 in the first half.
The second half was similar. Kawasaki had the upper hand. Kawasaki widened the gap in the 31st minute of the second half with Akihiro Iena's left-footed shot. Al-Nasr continued his hope until the end, scoring a comeback goal with Ayman Yahya's right-footed mid-range shot in the 42nd minute of the second half, but failed to reverse the victory.
With the victory, Kawasaki advanced to the final of the tournament for the first time in the club's history and continued its challenge to win. Kawasaki will play its last match against Saudi Arabian team Al Ahli at 1:30 a.m. on the 4th at the same place.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
