At 39 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to maintain his legendary status. The Portuguese forward achieved 5 successful actions in one half. However, after the final whistle, the referees annulled one of them, leaving him with 4. Visit the rating and find out where it is most profitable to bet on sports in Azerbaijan.
In the 26th round match of the Saudi Arabian championship, “Al-Nasr” visited one of the league’s underdogs – “Abha”. The team is currently in 16th place (out of 18), at risk of being relegated to a lower division. “Abha” couldn’t offer any resistance to “Al-Nasr”. The club, for which the legendary Portuguese player performs, is unlikely to challenge “Al-Hilal” for the title. However, they could secure a solid second place.
Here are the 5 moments created by Ronaldo
In the 11th minute, he scored a goal from a free kick, slipping the ball under the wall. Just 10 minutes later, Ronaldo completed a brace. Again from a free kick, but this time over the wall. In recent seasons, Ronaldo in Europe was criticized for unsuccessful set-pieces, but here he scored two goals straight away!
In the 33rd minute, he provided an assist to Sadio Mane, extending “Al-Nasr’s” lead to a crushing level. Towards the end of the half, Ronaldo found himself alone in front of “Abha’s” goal and chipped the goalkeeper, completing a hat-trick. And in the 44th minute, he provided a second assist to Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhim. A hat-trick and two assists in one half. And during halftime, coach Luís Castro substituted the forward.
In the previous round, Ronaldo scored 3 goals against “Al-Taawoun” (5:1). Cristiano is the top scorer of the Saudi Arabian championship. He now has 29 goals to his name, surpassing Al-Hilal’s Alexander Mitrovic by 7 goals. Additionally, the Portuguese player leads in assists (10). He shares the top spot in this regard with Riyadh Mahrez (Al-Ahli).
Previous Record: Let’s remember how it happened…
Playing for “Real”, in the 38th round match of the Spanish championship – 2010/2011 against “Almeria”, Cristiano scored a goal and provided four assists in 45 minutes. Madrid crushed their opponents 8:1. In total, Ronaldo had six successful actions in that match. The same number occurred in the La Liga match against “Espanyol” (6:0) in 2015. Ronaldo scored five goals and provided one assist in that game.
Ronaldo achieved five points for his performance in three more games: in La Liga against “Granada” (9:1, 2015, 5+0) and against “Girona” (6:3, 2018, 4+1), as well as in the Champions League match against “Malmo” (8:0, 2015, 4+1). A regular footballer might have only one game with such productivity in their career. Ronaldo, on the other hand, could accumulate a dozen games with 4-goal contributions. He’s a unique, legendary player, astonishing and setting records even in the twilight of his career.
After the final whistle, statistics or judges took away one of Ronaldo’s assists. Why – it’s unclear. But now Cristiano doesn’t have five successful actions in one half, but four. Still great, but not as historically significant.
