Ronaldo hat-trick gives Al-Nassr 5-3 win over Al-Kholood
Cristiano Ronaldo scored three second-half goals on Thursday as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3 in the Saudi Pro League. The 41-year-old is now about 15 goals short of 1,000 in his career.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick on Thursday as Al-Nassr beat Al-Kholood 5-3 in the Saudi Pro League. The match was level at 2-2 at half-time. Ronaldo then scored three times in 15 minutes to settle it, according to the BBC and Tanzania's Mwananchi. Mwananchi reported that the Portugal forward scored in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes. Angelo Gabriel and Sadio Mane had scored Al-Nassr's first-half goals. For Al-Kholood, Antoin Essomba scored once and Julien Domingues twice, the paper said. Ronaldo's Portugal teammate Joao Felix provided four assists, two of them for Ronaldo's goals, the BBC reported. The BBC said it was the 67th hat-trick of Ronaldo's career. Seven have come for Al-Nassr, 44 for Real Madrid, 10 for Portugal and three each for Manchester United and Juventus. The sources give different career totals. The BBC said…
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