Watch Cristiano Ronaldo's Furious Reaction To Referee Refusing To Award Penalty

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo exploded with fury during Friday's Saudi Pro League game with Al Raed after the referee refused to award him a penalty kick.

Al Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo exploded with fury during Friday's Saudi Pro League game against Al Raed after the referee refused to award him a penalty kick.

After dribbling with the ball for 25 yards, Ronaldo went down under a sliding challenge from Al Raed defender Mubarak Abdulrahman Al Rajeh in the 57th minute.

Ronaldo was adamant that he had been fouled but the referee awarded a goal kick, rather than a penalty.

The VAR then reviewed the incident and sided with the on-field official but Ronaldo was still fuming.

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Play resumed but Ronaldo remained in the Al Raed penalty area for over a minute to continue his protest.

After he eventually got up and rejoined the action, Ronaldo almost immediately conceded a free-kick, which did not improve his mood.

Ronaldo was demanding a penalty again moments later, this time for a possible handball offense, but again the referee again said no.

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Although he did appear to have a case with the first penalty shout, Ronaldo was very lucky not to receive a yellow card for his persistent complaints to the referee.

Despite his frustrated outburst, Friday's game was a successful one for Ronaldo.

The 38-year-old had earlier ended Al Nassr's three-match goal drought by heading home a fourth-minute opener.

Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Mohammed Maran and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem later joined Ronaldo on the scoresheet as Al Nassr won 4-0 to move to within three points of Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Ittihad, who had beaten Al-Shabab 24 hours earlier courtesy of a 106th-minute penalty winner.