Cristiano Ronaldo scores stunning goal in season finale in Saudi Arabia

Cristiano Ronaldo produced a moment of magic to help Al-Nassr secure a memorable 3-0 victory over Al-Akhdoud on Friday.

In the 13th minute of the Saudi Professional League, Sami Naji scored and Al Nasr took the lead. Ronaldo scored after the break, but it was his second goal that caught the attention. The 38-year-old striker scored a stunning goal from 35 yards.

This is one of Ronaldo’s most unique goals. Ahdoud goalkeeper Paul Vitor rushed out to clear the ball, but he passed it straight to Ronaldo. The Portugal international calmly clutched the ball to his chest before lofting it high into the Saudi sky.

The ball ended up in the center of the goal as all the defenders looked up. Ronaldo happily celebrated with his stunned teammates after the game and posted the news on Instagram. “Happy weekend everyone,” the veteran forward wrote.

Al Nasr is now just one point behind leaders Al Hilal in the Saudi Professional League standings, although the latter still have a game to play. Al Hilal can restore their four-point advantage with victory over bottom-of-the-table Al Hazm on Saturday.

All eyes are now on Al Nasr’s next Saudi Professional League match against Al Hilal in six days’ time. Ronaldo’s team cannot afford to lose this if they want to win the title.

Ronaldo has now scored 527 league goals after spells with Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and now Al Nasr. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is also approaching 1,000 club games, with Friday marking his 994th.

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There were three other Saudi Professional League matches played on Friday, including a 1-1 draw between Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq and Al-Ittihad. Former Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum opened the scoring for Etifaq before Abdelrazak Hamdallah equalized.

The result leaves Karim Benzema’s Al-Ittihad side fourth in the Saudi Professional League, 10 points behind Al Hilal, having played a game more. Despite possessing the talents of Jordan Henderson and DeMarais Gray, Etifaq finds himself seventh in the standings.

In the other two games, Riyadh won 2-1 at Al Tayvin, with both teams finishing with 10 men, while Altai defeated Al Raad 4-3 at home. Al-Tai grabbed the points thanks to Dutch winger Virgil Misidjan’s 100th-minute winner.

There will also be five matches in the Saudi Professional League on Saturday, starting with Al-Hilal’s match against Al-Hazm at 3pm (UK time). The other four matches – Damac vs Abha, Al-Wehda vs Al-Khaleej, Al-Ahli vs Al-Shabab and Al-Fateh vs Al-Feiha – start three hours later.

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