Ronaldo scores four as Madrid thrash Elche 5-1; Celta win too

Published on: Wednesday 24 September 2014 //

Cristiano Ronaldo made amends for conceding a penalty by scoring four times as he led Real Madrid to a 5-1 rout of Elche in the Spanish league on Tuesday. Ronaldo fouled Pedro Mosquera while disputing a ball in the box in the 15th minute, allowing Edu Albacar to stroke the penalty beyond goalkeeper Keylor Navas — who was making his debut for Madrid.


Gareth Bale leveled for Madrid four minutes later, and Ronaldo did the rest by scoring in the 28th, 32nd, 80th and in stoppage time.


Scoring burst


Ronaldo’s latest scoring burst gave him 12 goals in all competitions this season, including a league-leading eight goals after five rounds. After losing back-to-back matches in the league, he has now helped Madrid outscore its opponents 18-4 in its last three games in all competitions. “It was a question of the team, now things are going well,’’ said Ronaldo. “Thanks to my teammates for helping me reach this number of goals. Now we have to continue fighting to reach the top of the table.”


Madrid’s win provisionally pulled it to within one point of Valencia and Sevilla in joint second, with Barcelona another two points ahead before all three play this round. Also Tuesday, Celta Vigo goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez saved an 89th-minute penalty to secure a 2-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna, keeping his team undefeated and level on points with Madrid.


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