Cristiano Ronaldo scores first goal for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia... and it's a penalty

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Cristiano Ronaldo is off the mark for new club Al-Nassr after scoring a last-minute penalty to earn a draw against Al-Fateh

Cristiano Ronaldo runs back to the centre circle after scoring a penalty for Al-Nassr against Al-Fateh, his first goal in the Saudi Pro League.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal for Al-Nassr since moving to the Saudi Pro League.

The five-time Ballon d'Or converted from the penalty spot in the last minute to earn his side a draw against Al-Fateh on Friday night.

Two days short of his 38th birthday, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid attacker got off the mark in his third match for his new club.

Last weekend, Ronaldo was ridiculed by rival fans after Al-Nassr were knocked out of the Saudi Cup in the semi-finals by Al-Ittihad, but he will be relieved to have scored his first goal.

"Happy to have scored my first goal in the Saudi league and great effort by whole team to achieve an important draw in a very difficult match!" Ronaldo wrote on Instagram after the match.

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The Portuguese did score twice for a Riyadh All-Star XI against Paris Saint-Germain and Lionel Messi in his first match in Saudi Arabia last month, but that fixture was only a friendly.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
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Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.