Hummet strikes as Gamba deny Ronaldo's Al-Nassr continental silverware

Soccer Football - AFC Champions League Two - Final - Al Nassr v Gamba Osaka - Al Awwal Park, Riydh, Saudi Arabia - May 16, 2026 Gamba Osaka's Shinnosuke Nakatani celebrates with the trophy and... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Item 1 of 4 Soccer Football - AFC Champions League Two - Final - Al Nassr v Gamba Osaka - Al Awwal Park, Riydh, Saudi Arabia - May 16, 2026 Gamba Osaka's Shinnosuke Nakatani celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the AFC Champions League Two REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed May 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Gamba Osaka beat Al-Nassr 1-0 in the Asian Champions League Two final to deny Cristiano Ronaldo and the Saudi ​Pro League leaders in the continent's second-tier competition in ‌Riyadh on Saturday. Deniz Hummet scored the winner in the 30th minute to earn the J-League outfit their second continental title, which comes 18 years after ​they claimed the Asian Champions League. The result means Ronaldo ​has yet to win a major trophy since joining ⁠Al-Nassr in 2023 after his contract with Manchester United was terminated ​by mutual consent, although his side hold a two-point lead in ​the SPL with one round of matches remaining. The Saudi side dominated the clash at the King Saud University Stadium but were unable to find a ​way past Gamba's young goalkeeper Rui Araki. The 18-year-old palmed Abdulrahman ​Ghareeb's seventh-minute shot around the post while Sadio Mane hit the side-netting 16 ‌minutes ⁠later as Al-Nassr made the early running. But on the half-hour mark the Japanese side went in front when Hummet turned from 16 yards out to slot Issam Jebali's through pass into the bottom ​corner of Bento's ​goal. Ghareeb was ⁠inches away from the equaliser three minutes before the interval and Ronaldo glanced a stoppage-time header wide ​with Jorge Jesus' side on top. Al-Nassr's frustration continued ​as ⁠Joao Felix hit the post in the 77th minute from distance with Araki finally beaten. Gamba defender Takeru Kishimoto slid in to make a ⁠match-saving ​block of the Portuguese forward's shot six ​minutes from time after Ronaldo's backheel from the edge of the area momentarily put ​his teammate into space. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab