Cristiano Ronaldo Receives First Yellow Card Of Al Nassr Career For Angry Reaction To Referee Blowing For Half-Time
Cristiano Ronaldo received the first yellow card of his Al Nassr career after reacting angrily to a refereeing decision on Tuesday.
Al Nassr were leading 2-0 against Abha in the King Cup quarter-finals when Ronaldo had possession of the ball midway inside his own half.
With time up, the referee blew his whistle to signal the end of the first half.
But Ronaldo was furious at not being allowed to continue the attack.
He gestured towards the referee using his right arm before picking the ball up and angrily booting it downfield.
After being shown a yellow card, Ronaldo continued to complain and aimed more gestures towards the official.
Al Nassr went on to win 3-1 but Ronaldo's wait for his first home goal for his new club goes on.
Cristiano Ronaldo pictured (center) looking angrily towards the referee (not in shot) after he blew his whistle for half-time while Al Nassr were in possession against Abha
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This was the second Al Nassr game in a row that had witnessed Ronaldo losing his temper.
Ronaldo stormed off the field in a huff following a 1-0 loss to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League on Friday.
The 38-year-old angrily booted a water bottle on his walk back to the locker rooms after Al-Ittihad fans taunted him by chanting the name of Lionel Messi.