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Ronaldo and Rooney score hat trick in friendlies
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 07 - 2011

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick and said his Real Madrid team “is coming into good form” with a 3-0 win over Mexican club Guadalajara in a friendly Wednesday.
“We played well tonight,” the Portugese forward said, “but we'll get better.”
Ronaldo, who was frustrated in the first half, scored three goals within a nine-minute span in the second .
Chivas goalkeeper Luis Michel stopped two Ronaldo free kicks in the first half and saw a clear opportunity go into the side netting in the 39th minute.
However, in the 73rd minute Ronaldo split two defenders, took a pass from Karim Benzema that he brought down with his left foot and used his right to fire past Michel for the belated opener.
Three minutes later Ronaldo converted a penalty when defender Pepe was floored by Omar Areliano.
Ronaldo finished off his hat trick with a blast to the lower right corner of the net in the 82nd minute.
United dazzles
In Seattle, Wayne Rooney scored a second-half hat trick as Manchester United overwhelmed the Seattle Sounders 7-0 in a friendly Wednesday.
After an even first half in which the English side took a 1-0 lead through Michael Owen, United dominated in the second period.
Rooney came on as a second-half substitute and scored in the 51st, 69th and 72nd minutes, while United got further goals from Park Ji-sung, Mame Biram Diouf and Gabriel Obertan.
The match in Seattle was the second stop on United's preseason tour of the United States.
Bolton beats Houston
Kevin Davies and Ivan Klasnic scored to lead Bolton Wanderers to a 2-0 win over the Houston Dynamo in a friendly Wednesday.
Bolton took a 1-0 lead in the 32nd minute when Davies headed into the box, and Klasnic, who was fighting for possession with Robinson, volleyed it into the net from eight yards out. And Davies made it 2-0 in the 58th minute.


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