New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- Cristiano Ronaldo inched closer to his 1000-goal mark, after the Portugal star footballer netted a hattrick within 15 minutes to lead Al Nassr to a 5-3 victory over Al-Kholood in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday. Currently serving a national team suspension, Ronaldo was in top form at the Alawwal Park in Riyadh to take his career tally to 985 goals.

Julien Domingues opened the scoring with a 16th minute strike for Al-Kholood, before Angelo Gabriel equalised for Al Nassr on 24 minutes. Former Liverpool star Sadio Mane gave Al Nassr the lead on 36 minutes before Antoin Essomba made it 2-2 for Al-Kholood at half-time.

Then came the Ronaldo magic. With the scores level, Ronaldo went on beast mode with two close range s...