Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo scores hat-trick in first half, Al Nassr beat Abha by 8-0 in Saudi Pro League

Cristiano Ronaldo smashed two back-to-back hattricks for Al-Nassr as he scored three goals and assisted two goals in the first half of the match. Al-Nassr won the match 8-0 against Abha in the Saudi Pro League at the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Sports Stadium on April 2. 
 

The match started with Al Nassr’s domination as their superstar Ronaldo found the back of the net with a free kick just outside the penalty box. Ronaldo kicked the ball low and, in the centre, the goalkeeper failed to stop the ball coming straight to him. 

The Ballon d’Or winner didn’t stop here and in the 21st minute of the game Al Nassr was awarded another free kick, this time it was from a tighter angle and from a distance. Ronaldo didn’t lose the opportunity and hit the ball curved above the wall and scored the match's second goal.

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The 39-year-old Ronaldo then assisted his teammate and former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player Sadio Mane.

Later in the first half Ronaldo was on the counter against the Abha’a keeper and kicked the ball above him from a long distance that went over his head and marked the 65th hat trick for the Portuguese's career. 

In the first half, Al-Nassr scored five goals and Ronaldo was involved in five out of five goals. He laid the ball to Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem. 

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After the first half, Ronaldo was out of the ground but Al Nassr maintained their domination. Saudi Arabian international Abdulrahman Ghareeb added the sixth goal and the substitute for Ronaldo Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa scored two more goals in the 63rd and 86th minutes to help Al-Nassr register a big win. 

The Portugal star is currently leading the list of top goal-scorers in this season of the Saudi Pro League with 29 goals. Meanwhile, Al Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic is in second spot with 22 goals. 

With this stunning win, Al Nassr move to 62 points, 12 points behind the table toppers Al-Hilal who secured a victory of 3-0 against Al-Okhdood. Al Nassr will face Damac in their next game.

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