Video: Frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo Elbows Opponent, Then Looks To Punch Referee

One of the greatest footballers of all time, Cristiano Ronaldo had an evening to forget after he was sentoff for elbowing an opponent. Playing for Al-Nassr, Ronaldo received the marching orders after he elbowed an Al-Hilal player, prompting the referee to give him a straight red card. However, it's Ronaldo's action after receiving the red card that left the world of social media absolutely stunned. Angry with the referee's red-card decision, Ronaldo seemed to have though of punching the official, but eventually, he decided against doing so.

The result of the match went in Al-Hilal's favour, with with Al-Nassr crashing out of the Saudi Super Cup with a 1-2 defeat. For Al-Nassr, Sadio Mane was the only goal-scorer. Here's the video of the moment Ronaldo lost his cool:

Ronaldo tried to punch the referee after he was showed a red card pic.twitter.com/XlIWDjqcWq

Why was Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off?

It was this incident on the field that prompted the referee to issue a red card to Ronaldo.

What happened to Ronaldo ?pic.twitter.com/Qu06wFJL4q

Even the Al-Hilal coach Jorge Jesus was asked about Ronaldo's behaviour in the match. Jesus asserted that Ronaldo is expected to behave in such a manner as he isn't accustomed to losing.

"He is one of the most important players in the world and is a role model for many, but in his career, he is not accustomed to losing, so it is natural for him to lose his temper when he loses, as well as to lose emotional and mental focus in matches in which he loses," he said.

It was the 12th time in his career that Ronaldo was given a red card in a match. So far in this campaign, Ronaldo has scored 36 goals for Al-Nassr and helped his teammates with 12 assists, in 37 matches.