The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of al-nasr, Yasser Al-Qahtani, equalled the legend of the al-hilal, after scoring a hat-trick with “The World” against Abha on Tuesday evening, in the 26th round of the Saudi Professional League.
Ronaldo scored his hat-trick in the 11th, 21st and 42nd minutes of the first half, taking his tally to 29 goals at the top of the Pro League scorer standings.
Hat-trick “Don” came from outside the box, along with two crucial passes by Sadio Mane and Abdul Majid al-Salehm.
According to the Opta Football Statistics Network, cristiano Ronaldo has become the second player to score a hat-trick from outside the box in Saudi Arabia’s league history since the start of the professional season 2008-2009.
“Yasser al-Qahtani preceded Ronaldo in this achievement, doing so against abandonment in 2016.”
Ronaldo reached his 40th scoring contribution during the current season in the Pro League, scoring 29 goals and making 11.
The world team decided its mission early, after ending the first half with a five-way unanswered, Hatrick Ronaldo, as well as a goal for Sadio Mane and another for Abdelmadjid al-Salehm.
Al-Nasr is ranked in the Saudi Professional League table with 59 points, while Abha is in the penultimate position with 22 points.
