Video: How Al Wehda's David Beauguel Broke Ronaldo’s Heart in the Saudi King Cup With Insane Goal

Video: How Al Wehda's David Beauguel Broke Ronaldo’s Heart in the Saudi King Cup With Insane Goal

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
April 25, 2023 at 9:09 AM
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  • Jean-David Beauguel scored the only goal as Al-Nassr suffered a shock exit from the Saudi King Cup
  • The 31-year-old helped Al-Wehda stun Cristiano Ronaldo's team in the semi-final of the competition
  • Al-Wehda will now lock horns with Al-Hilal in the final of the King Cup slated for May 19 in Buraidah

Al-Wehda's Jean-David Beauguel scored a breathtaking acrobatic goal to bundle Cristiano Ronaldo and his Al-Nassr teammates from the Saudi King Cup on Monday night.

The Frenchman scored the game's only goal in the first half, which proved to be the match-winner for the visitors, who punched their ticket to the final at the expense of Al-Nassr.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr, Al-Wehda, Jean-David Beaguel
Jean-David Beaguel's solitary strike knocked Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr out of the Saudi King Cup. Photo credit: @RMCsport
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Ronaldo, Al-Nassr's talisman, endured a difficult evening with Moroccan goalkeeper, Munir Mohamedi denying the former Manchester United superstar on multiple occasions, including a sensational point-blank save at the start of the second half.

According to Express, the defeat means the Knights of Najd are winless in their last three matches across all competitions and could finish the season trophyless, despite beginning the campaign on a bright note.

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Beauguel's bicycle kick against Al-Nassr

Al-Nassr, who are currently managed by Dinko Jelicic following the dismissal of Rudi Garcia, failed to deal with a corner and were duly punished by Al-Wehda.

A clumsy clearance by the defence saw the ball kindly falling to Beaguel, who scored the match-winner in a manner Ronaldo himself would likely be proud of, Inside Sport reports.

Beageul scores for Al-Wehda

Ronaldo shocked by Al-Nassr's exit

Sports Brief also reported on Ronaldo being in complete shock as Al-Nassr crashed out of the Saudi King Cup at the hands of Al-Wehda.

The veteran's team failed to recover from a first-half strike from Beauguel, which saw the home side exit the competition on Monday night.

Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure at half-time, fuming at the technical bench and in utter disbelief after the final blast of the referee's whistle.

Ronaldo blasts Al-Nassr bench

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Ronaldo slamming the technical bench after Al-Nassr lost in the Saudi King Cup semi-final game against Al-Wehda.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward could not hide his disappointment after Beauguel's superb shot became the winner for his team.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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