Football · Riyadh
Cristiano Ronaldo completes hat-trick as Al Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3, 15 goals from 1,000
Ronaldo scored three goals and João Félix set up four as Al Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3 in Riyadh on Thursday, 29 October. The win leaves Ronaldo on 985 career goals.
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In brief
Ronaldo scored in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes, his 67th career hat-trick, leaving him 15 short of 1,000 career goals.
Félix set up Ângelo Gabriel (24th minute), Sadio Mané (38th minute) and the first two of Ronaldo's second-half goals.
Two Ronaldo goals were disallowed in the first half before his hat-trick after the break, while Julien Domingues scored twice for Al Kholood.
Al Nassr have 28 points, level with Al Qadisiyah, which has played one more match. Al Hilal are third on 27 points.
- 72nd minuteRonaldo scores again, 4-2
- 81st minuteRonaldo completes his hat-trick, 5-2
- 90+4 minuteJulien Domingues scores a penalty, 5-3 final score
Match summary
Al Nassr beat Al Kholood 5-3 at home in Riyadh on Thursday, 29 October, in round 12 of the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo scored three goals and João Félix made four assists. Julien Domingues put the visitors ahead in the 16th minute, before Al Nassr replied with goals from Ângelo Gabriel (24th minute) and Sadio Mané (38th minute), both set up by Félix. Loic Essomba equalised for Al Kholood in first-half stoppage time (45+2), so the teams went in level at 2-2. Two Ronaldo goals had been ruled out in the first half.
Ronaldo's second-half hat-trick
Ronaldo scored in the 66th, 72nd and 81st minutes, the first two from Félix passes. Julien Domingues completed his brace from the penalty spot in stoppage time, 90+4, but the score stayed 5-3. The hat-trick was Ronaldo's 67th in his career and his first of the season. He now has 985 career goals, 15 short of 1,000.
Off the pitch and what comes next
In a France Football online vote for the best Ballon d'Or winner of all time, which is not an official award, Ronaldo and Lionel Messi filled the top 12 places. Ronaldo's 2007/08 season, when he won his first Champions League and first Ballon d'Or, came out on top. Al Nassr sit on 28 points, level with Al Qadisiyah at the top of the table, though Al Qadisiyah has played one more match. Al Hilal are third on 27 points with one game fewer than Al Nassr. The club's next fixture is away to Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan in the Asian Champions League. Portugal's remaining Nations League group-stage matches are at home to Denmark and away to Wales.
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Sources and context
- Notícias ao Minuto“Air Cristiano”. Ronaldo completed hat-trick and is now 15 goals away from 1,000'Air Cristiano'. Ronaldo completou hattrick e já está a 15 golos dos 1000 · original in Portuguese
- RTP - Rádio Televisão PortuguesaRonaldo hat-trick and four João Félix assists in Al Nassr's triumphHat-trick de Ronaldo e quatro assistências de João Félix no triunfo do Al Nassr · original in Portuguese
- SAPOCristiano Ronaldo scored three and 15 are missing for the thousand goalsCristiano Ronaldo marcou três e faltam 15 para os mil golos · original in Portuguese
- SAPOJoão Félix shines and Cristiano Ronaldo gets closer to the thousand goalsJoão Félix brilha e Cristiano Ronaldo fica mais perto dos mil golos · original in Portuguese
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Al Nassr forward and Portugal captain who scored a hat-trick in the 5-3 win
- João Félix
- Portuguese international who made four assists for Al Nassr
- Julien Domingues
- French forward for Al Kholood who scored twice
- Sadio Mané
- Al Nassr forward who scored in the 38th minute
- Places
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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