Even at the age of 38, Cristiano Ronaldo remains the main man for Portugal and Roberto Martinez relied on him to secure Euro 2024 qualification on Friday night…CONTINUE READING>>...CONTINUE READING
The Al Nassr forward started against Slovakia and went on to score twice in a 3-2 victory as Portugal’s rivals refused to lay down.
His double came after Goncalo Ramos opened the scoring with a powerful header in the early stages of the game, courtesy of a Bruno Fernandes assist.
Just 10 minutes later, captain Cristiano stepped up at the penalty spot after a handball was awarded against Denis Vavro.
Ronaldo sent Martin Dubravka the wrong way and put his corner into the bottom right corner.
David Hancko would be the next man on the scoresheet as his long distance effort was aided on its way in by a deflection off Antonio Silva.
Cristiano wins it
With Slovakia making life difficult, Cristiano was the matchwinner as Vavro attempted to clear but put the ball into the path of the former Real Madrid attacker.
Ronaldo didn’t hesitate and finished with aplomb, extending Portugal’s lead once again.
That meant that even Stanislav Lobotka’s rocket from long range to produce a magnificent goal was not enough to level the scoreline…CONTINUE READING>>
