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Cristiano Ronaldo continued his rich vein of form for Al-Nassr by sweeping home a first hat-trick against Abha, including two amazing free-kicks.
The Portuguese icon already tops the goal-scoring charts in the Saudi Pro League and added to his tally thanks to a first half romp from Luis Castro’s men.
Ronaldo opened the scoring in the eleventh minute with a low driven free-kick and doubled the lead ten minutes later with another set-piece stunner.
This time the 39-year-old went with a curled finish, giving the Abha goalie no chance.
He saved perhaps the best of the half for last though, as he found himself one-on-one with the keeper and completed his hat-trick with an outrageous dinked finish.
Cristiano Ronaldo hits a free-kick as part of a first-half hat-trick for Al-Nassr against Abha
Fans got to see Ronaldo’s trademark celebration three times during the first period
The goals were part of an incredible first half display from Al-Nassr as the finished the period 5-0 up, thanks to further goals from Sadio Mane and Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem.
More to follow…
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