Ronaldo scores winner as Nassr reach King Salman Club Cup final

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty as Al Nassr secured a 1-0 win over Iraqi side Al Shorta on Wednesday to book a place in the final of the King Salman Club Cup. Nassr will face fellow Saudi sides Al Hilal or Al Shabab in the final.
At Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha, Saudi Arabia, the 38-year-old scored a 75th-minute penalty kick after a VAR review found that Sadio Mane had been fouled by Al Shorta’s Faisal Jasim Nafil al-Manaa.
The star-studded Saudi Arabian side were simply too good for the Iraqi champions, although they had to wait until the second half to make their class count and for their megastar Ronaldo to step up from the spot.
Senegal winger Mane, who signed from Bayern Munich last week, was brought down in the box and referee pointed to the spot. Ronaldo kept his cool to score for the fourth successive game.
Al Shorta had a chance in the final minute. Ahmed Farhan raced clear and from just inside the area he tried to lift the ball over the advancing Nawaf al-Aqidi, who just managed to get a hand to it. It was a match-winning save. Al Nassr saw out added time to take the victory and maintain their hopes of lifting the title.