Spanish newspaper Marca gave inconsistent figures compared to many other sources after Ronaldo scored a superb free-kick against Al Feiha.
Ronaldo ‘s free kick masterpiece against Al Feiha
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Ronaldo scored a masterpiece from the free kick spot
Cristiano Ronaldo is on fire for Al Nassr! In an electrifying away match against Al Feiha in the Saudi Pro League’s second round, the Portuguese legend delivered a stellar performance with a goal and an assist in the first half, propelling Al Nassr to a commanding 4-1 victory. With 4 goals and 2 assists in just 4 official matches, Ronaldo is proving to be an unstoppable force for his new team.
Ronaldo scored a masterpiece from a free kick outside the penalty area
The notable point here is that CR7’s goal came from a free kick. At a distance of about 16m, Ronaldo curled the ball with his right foot instead of the usual knuckleball. This decision was extremely correct as the ball flew straight into the “dead” corner of the goal. Al Feiha’s goalkeeper tried very hard to fly but only to add to the beauty of this goal.
According to statistics, this is Ronaldo’s 64th goal from free kicks, 1 goal less than his great rival Messi. In addition, this is the 22nd consecutive year that the Portuguese superstar has scored at least 1 goal from a free kick with a wall. Last season, Ronaldo had 3 successful free kicks and the best season was 2011/12 with 7 successful shots.
In addition, this is the 899th goal of CR7’s professional career. Interestingly, Marca congratulated Ronaldo on his 900th career goal. Did Spain’s most famous newspaper make a mistake in this story?
Ronaldo has always scored at least 1 goal from a free kick from the 2003/2004 season until now.
Controversy 899 or 900 goals?
The difference from all is the number of goals Ronaldo scored for Real Madrid when Marca counted 451 instead of 450 goals. The reason lies in the match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid that took place in September 2010 within the framework of La Liga.
In the 74th minute, Ronaldo took a free kick. The ball hit Pepe’s back and flew into the net. The organizers credited Pepe with this goal. However, the press and Real Madrid credited CR7 with this goal. If calculated this way, CR7’s number of goals for Real Madrid is 451 and the number of goals from free kicks is 65, equal to Messi.
In fact, 899 is only 1 goal away from 900. With Ronaldo’s current form, the Portuguese superstar will probably soon officially surpass the 900 mark. That is truly an unprecedented achievement in modern football .
