The match between Al-Nasr and Al-Faih in the Roshen League ignited a wide controversy after referee Mohammed Al-Huwaish awarded a last-minute penalty in the 98th minute following a VAR review, from which Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal.

The incident started with a cross into the Al-Faih penalty area, colliding between players amidst Al-Nasr's demands. Initially, the referee ordered play to continue before receiving a notification from the VAR room to review the incident.

After a long pause in front of the side screen, Al-Huwaish made the decision to award the penalty, amid angry protests from Al-Faih players. Sporting director Fahd Al-Ansari criticized the decision, stating that the referee confirmed to him that the situation was not a handball but rather a face contact, threatening to file a technical appeal.

On the other hand, former international referee Abdullah Al-Qahhtani saw through "Dourina Ghair" that the referee was correct, pointing out that the Al-Faih defender's hand moved towards the ball in an unnatural way, justifying the awarding of a penalty.

In contrast, analysts on "Action with Walid" Mohammed Foda and Samir Othman disagreed, asserting that the foul was on Ronaldo for pushing the defender before touching the ball, and that the VAR failed to show the angle of the push to the main referee.

Referee Saad Al-Kathiri also considered the decision incorrect, noting that the announced stoppage time was exceeded without justification, while Bahraini Nawaaf Shukrallah emphasized that the contact was not a foul, and that the extension embarrassed the referee and led to an incorrect impactful decision.

Conversely, other analysts like Mohammed Kamal Risha, Khalil Jalal, and Tarek Sami affirmed that the decision was correct, as there was intent in the hand movement towards the ball, considering that the VAR provided sufficient evidence for the referee to make the decision.

Amidst support and opposition, the case remained a focal point of intense debate among fans, media, and refereeing experts, while Ronaldo exited smiling with another decisive goal, leaving Al-Huwaish to face a storm of questions that did not stop at the final whistle.