Cristiano Ronaldo drew another blank as his Al Nassr suffered a 3-1 defeat to Al Ittihad in the SaudI Super Cup semi-final on Thursday.
Portugal forward Ronaldo is goalless in his first two matches for his new club after signing a lucrative two-and-a-half-year contract reportedly worth more than $200 million per year last month.
Ronaldo, who made his Nassr debut in last weekend's 1-0 win over Al Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League, was unable to have a major impact as his side were undone by goals from Romarinho, Abderrazak Hamdallah and Muhannad Al Shaqeeti.
Al Ittihad goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe denied Ronaldo — men's football's most prolific goalscorer — with a chance to open his Nassr account but saved the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus striker's powerful header on the stroke of half time.
Talisca scored Nassr's consolation goal on 67 minutes.
Key figures in the life of the fort
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.
Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.
Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae
