Ronaldo strikes, helps Al-Nassr qualify for Saudi King Cup

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Ronaldo scored for Al-Nassr in the 74th minute. Screenshot/Marca

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr advanced to the semi-finals of the Saudi King Cup after beating Al Shabab 2-5, with the Portuguese star scoring.

Riyadh's Al-Nassr advanced to the semi-finals of the Saudi King Cup on Monday after beating Al Shabab 5-2 with Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo's fifty-first goal of the year.

Al-Nassr won with goals from Seko Fofana, Sadio Mane, Abdulrahman Ghareeb, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohammed Maran.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 38, took advantage of a through ball into the box from compatriot Otavio to fire past South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-Gyu to make it 4-1.

Also through to the semi-finals were Al-Khaleej, led by Pedro Emanuel of Portugal, who defeated Abha (1-2), and Al-Hilal, also led by Jorge Jesus of Portugal, who eliminated Al Taawoun (3-0). The quarter-finals are completed on 19th December with the meeting between Al-Faysaly and Al-Ittihad.

It is Cristiano Ronaldo's 51st goal. The controversy lies in a Cancelo shot, in the Portugal-Luxembourg match in March, which finally touched Cristiano Ronaldo before going into the goal.