Cristiano Ronaldo Shines with Hat-Trick in Al-Nassr’s Victory Over Al-Kholood
Cristiano Ronaldo continues to edge closer to the 1,000 career goal milestone, scoring three times in Al-Nassr’s thrilling 5-3 win against Al-Kholood in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday, September 29. At 41 years, nine months, and 24 days, Ronaldo now boasts a career total of 985 goals.
In this match, Ronaldo faced early challenges, having two goals disallowed for offside in the first half. Al-Nassr struggled in the first half, trailing after Julien Domingues scored for Al-Kholood in the 16th minute. However, João Félix stepped up, providing assists for Ângelo in the 24th minute and Mané in the 38th minute, helping to turn the tide for Al-Nassr. Al-Kholood managed to equalize shortly after halftime with a goal from Essomba in the 47th minute.
João Félix continued to impress, assisting Ronaldo for a straightforward finish in the 66th minute, marking CR7’s hat-trick for the year and the season. Félix added another assist in the 72nd minute, enabling Ronaldo to score again. Ronaldo’s teammate Sadio Mané also contributed, assisting Ronaldo for his third goal in the 81st minute. Although Al-Kholood managed to reduce the deficit with a late penalty from Domingues in the 94th minute, Al-Nassr secured the victory.
With this win, Al-Nassr has accumulated 28 points after 11 games, placing them in the second position. Al-Qadsiah leads the table on goal difference with the same points from 12 matches, while Al-Hilal sits third with 27 points from just ten games. Al-Kholood, facing their fifth consecutive defeat, remains in 10th place with 12 points.
