Ronaldo nets hat-trick as Portugal routs Luxembourg

Soccer Soccer – World Cup – UEFA Qualifiers – Group A – Portugal v Luxembourg – Estadio Algarve, Almancil, Portugal – October 12, 2021 Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores their fifth objective to finish his hat-trick REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

FARO – A 58th profession hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal stroll to a 5-0 residence win over Luxembourg in Group A of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

The treble, which meant Ronaldo turned the primary man to web 10 worldwide hat-tricks, takes his tally to 115 worldwide objectives from 182 caps as he continues to drag away as the highest males’s worldwide goalscorer of all-time.

Victory ensures Portugal stay some extent behind leaders Serbia, who moved onto 17 factors with a 3-1 residence win over Azerbaijan, with a recreation in hand and superior objective distinction.

Portugal had the sport all however received throughout the first 18 minutes.

Ronaldo struck twice from the penalty spot earlier than his Manchester United workforce mate Bruno Fernandes made it three as he fired in following good work from Bernardo Silva.

The ahead then missed two gilt-edged probabilities both aspect of the break as he sought a 3rd, earlier than being denied a spectacular hat-trick objective when Anthony Moris saved out his acrobatic overhead kick.

Portugal didn’t have to attend lengthy for his or her fourth, nonetheless, as midfielder Joao Palhinha headed in from the ensuing nook with simply over 20 minutes to go.

Ronaldo was to not be denied because the hosts pushed on, netting three minutes from time with a header from shut vary.

Subsequent month Fernando Santos’s Portugal aspect journey to Eire earlier than then internet hosting Serbia in what may very well be a winner-takes-all fixture to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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