Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal edged a 3-2 thriller against Slovakia in Porto on Friday to book their place at Euro 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo scored doubly as Portugal edged a 3- 2 suspenser against Slovakia in Porto on Friday to bespeak their place at Euro 2024. Ronaldo scored a first- half penalty and a alternate half valve- in as the Portuguese made it seven triumphs from seven matches in GroupJ. They’ve 21 points which ensures them a top two finish.” Cristiano Ronaldo is having a great time, playing a lot of twinkles and scoring a lot of pretensions for his club,” said Portugal trainer Roberto Martinez.
” He has a lot of experience with the public platoon and he is a reference point for youthful players.”
Slovakia are eight points back in alternate, two ahead of Luxembourg who they play on Monday.
Portugal got off to a flying launch when Ramos rose loftiest to meet Bruno Fernandes‘ cross in the eighth nanosecond, heading the ball down and once Martin Dubravka in the Slovakia thing.
It marked a seventh thing in just nine matches for Ramos and a sixth help of the crusade for Fernandes who nearly doubled the score in the 26th nanosecond only to be denied by a brilliant one- handed save by Dubravka.
Three twinkles latterly Denis Vavro was arbitrated to have handled the ball, a decision verified byVAR.
Ronaldo stepped up to niche home his 124th thing for Portugal in the venue where he scored his first transnational thing, against Greece in the opening game of Euro 2004.
Slovakia came back into the game in the 69th nanosecond when David Hancko’s shot from outside the area veered off Antonio Silva‘s heel and into the nethermost corner the first thing Portugal had conceded in qualifying.
Three twinkles latterly, Ronaldo restored the two- thing advantage tapping in another lovely cross from Fernandes for thing number 125.
Ten twinkles from time, still, the game was back on as Stanislav Lobotka let fly from outside the area and buried the ball in the top corner.
Portugal should have sealed it late on but Diogo Jota was denied by the outstanding Dubravka but the hosts had done enough to stamp their ticket for the Euros.
” We won the match with a veritably good first half,” said Martinez.
” The important thing was the result. In seven games we have shown a perfect station. I am veritably satisfied, but it’s only a stage.” Know More Latest Football News…
