In the King’s Cup final, which took place on Friday night, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr team was defeated by their rivals Al-Hilal. The match featured three red cards, and Ronaldo was completely overcome with emotion.

Following the conclusion of extra time in Jeddah, the former Manchester United forward fell to his knees as Al-Hilal, which was playing with nine players, emerged victorious in a penalty shootout by a score of 5-4.

As he was being led off the field and sitting on the bench in tears, the 39-year-old player, who had just set a new scoring record for the Saudi Pro League with 35 goals, was comforted by his teammates.

Since joining Al-Nassr on a free transfer in January 2023 after leaving United, the Portugal captain has scored 58 goals in 64 games for the club, but the season comes to a close without a trophy being won.

In Saudi Arabia, the only trophy he has ever won is the Arab Club Champions Cup, which he won the previous year.

In the same way that former Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves failed to convert the first penalty for Al-Hilal, the Saudi Pro League champions, Alex Telles, a former United defender, also failed to convert the second penalty.

The teams then scored their subsequent four penalties, one of which was scored by Ronaldo, before the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved the final two penalty kicks taken by Al-Nassr, thereby ensuring that Al-Hilal completed a domestic double.

Aleksandar Mitrovic, a former striker for Fulham, scored the first goal for Al-Hilal in the seventh minute. David Ospina, the goalkeeper, was shown a red card in the 56th minute.

While Ali Al-Bulayhi and Kalidou Koulibaly of Al-Hilal were both shown red cards, Ayman Yahya scored a late equalizer to send the game into extra time. This occurred in the midst of the game.