The Portugal star fired his country to victory over Armenia with an impressive hat-trick which keeps them top of the group, two points ahead of Denmark
Cristiano Ronaldo was happy to revel in the glory after his “extraordinary” hat-trick saw Portugal beat Armenia on Saturday.
The Real Madrid star’s goals made the difference in the 3-2 win for his side which keeps them top of Euro 2016 qualifying Group I, two points above Denmark.
Ronaldo posted a video message to his Twitter account, speaking of his happiness after an “awesome moment” and stating that the team are edging towards qualification for next year’s tournament in France.
“I wanted to share with you this extraordinary moment we lived with the national team,” the Ballon d’Or holder said.
“It was an awesome moment. We’ve taken a major step forward in this qualifying phase.”
Portugal’s next qualifying game comes in September, when they will face Albania before meeting Denmark the following month.