27th July 2009, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MyHatMyCoat
A quiet debut for the world’s most expensive player Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid eventually beating the Shamrock Rovers 1-0. Was closely marked and was taken off at half-time having failed to sparkle against some very physical defending by the opposition.
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Cristiano Ronaldo produced only glimpses of his talent during his home debut for Real Madrid in a 1-1 draw with Al Ittihad.
Ronaldo, who played his first game for Madrid last week in a 1-0 friendly win in Ireland against Shamrock Rovers, impressed with his first touch after a minute, performing a series of step-overs before passing the ball to a teammate.
Ronaldo’s first goal attempt arrived in the 15th minute when he fired a shot from outside the area which went over the crossbar.
Madrid’s new No.9 came closest to his first Madrid goal just before halftime when his shot was tipped around the post by goalkeeper Mabrouk Zaid after a swift exchange of passes with Karim Benzema.
Ronaldo was substituted in the 66th minute.
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