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Cristiano Ronaldo nets first-half hat-trick including two free-kicks as Al-Nassr thrash Abha 8-0 in Saudi Pro League.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his great form with Al-Nassr, scoring his first hat-trick against Abha, which featured two spectacular free kicks.
The Portuguese legend already leads the Saudi Pro League goal-scoring rankings, and on Tuesday night he scored back-to-back hat-tricks for his team, the latest being his 65th treble of his career.
Ronaldo scored the goal in the eleventh minute with a low driven free kick. Later, he doubled the lead ten minutes later with another set-piece strike.
This time, the 39-year-old used a curled finish, giving Abha goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu no chance.
He saved his best play for last, going one-on-one with Tatarusanu and finishing his hat-trick with a spectacular dinked finish.
The goals were part of an extraordinary first-half performance by Al-Nassr, who finished 5-0 up courtesy to additional goals from Sadio Mane and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem.
Ronaldo now has 29 goals in the Saudi league this season, putting him ahead of Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic.
In total, he has 42 goals in 41 games in all competitions for Saudi Arabia this season.
It also follows his treble from Saturday’s 5-1 victory over Al Tai.
He was unable to add to the tally, however, as the forward was replaced at halftime with fellow goal-scorer Mane.
The 8-0 triumph leaves Al-Nassr behind Al-Hilai by twelve points at the top of the Saudi Pro League, with the leaders yet to drop a game this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo Scores First-Half Hat-Trick As Al-Nassr humiliated Abha Club
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his second hat-trick in four days as Al Nassr defeated Saudi Pro League opponents Abha Club 8-0.
Ronaldo scored three goals in the first half against inferior opponents ranked toward the bottom of the table. His recent hat-trick followed a triple strike in Al Nassr’s 5-1 defeat against Al Tai over the weekend.
Sadio Mane, a former Liverpool attacker, and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem also scored for Al Nassr, who lead 5-0 at halftime.
The second period was almost as one-sided, with Al Nassr scoring again through Abdulrahman Ghareeb and Abdulaziz Saud Al Aliwa.
