Ronaldo opened the scoring on Abha’s field in the 11th minute, with a free kick from 17 meters away. The ball went through the fence, hit the goalkeeper and went into the net. 10 minutes later, CR7 continued to score a masterpiece free kick, this time at a distance of about 25 meters to the left.
The Portuguese star still shot over the fence but was high, leaving goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu helpless as he watched the ball fly into the net. The former Man Utd star danced around to celebrate the goal in his familiar style.
Ronaldo completed the hat-trick in the 41st minute. Receiving a pass from midfielder Abdulrahman Ghareeb to face goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu, Ronaldo decided to hit the ball high from a distance of about 25 meters, beyond the reach of goalkeeper Abha.
3 days ago, Ronaldo shined with a hat-trick to help Al Nassr beat Al Fateh 5-0 in round 25 of the Saudi Pro League.
The last time he scored a hat-trick twice in a row was 9 years ago. While playing for Real Madrid, he scored 5 goals against Espanyol in La Liga and 3 goals against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League in three days.
Not only did he score a hat-trick, Ronaldo also had two assists for Sadio Mane and Abdulmajeed Al Sulayhim to score. Al Nassr won 8-0 in the end to keep alive their hopes of winning the Saudi Pro League.
Al Nassr is still 12 points behind top team Al Hilal, with 8 more rounds left in the tournament. Al Hilal just defeated Al Akhdoud 3-0 to increase the world record to 31 consecutive wins.
