2024-09-08 14:24:08
Published: 12:16, 6 September 2024 Updated: 12:57, 6 September 2024
He was only one goal away. Cristiano Ronaldo made history by completing that goal against Croatia in the Nations League. He reached the milestone of nine hundred career goals. Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 on such a day of glory for the Portuguese prince.
From the start of the match on Thursday (September 5) night, Portugal started playing with power. They could have gone ahead in the sixth minute. However, Bruno Fernandez’s strong shot from outside the D-box was blocked by goalkeeper Dominic Liakovich.
However, soon after, Portugal was defeated by the excitement of the goal. Fernandez faced the challenge of the opponent with the ball. Seeing the situation, he raised the ball towards Dalot. After that, this defender of Manchester United did the rest. Borna created space without giving Sosa a chance to stop and Konakuni found the net with a shot.
Croatia attacked in the fourteenth minute of the match. Luka Modric’s shot narrowly misses the target. Meanwhile, Ronaldo also attacked. However, Liakovich blocked the shot taken by the Portugal captain after receiving a cutback from Rafael Layao.
Portugal finally took the lead in the 34th minute. Nuno Mendes sent a cross into the six-yard box from afar, where Ronaldo was already there. After receiving the ball, the Portugal captain found the address with a forward volley between two opposing players. At the same time, he reached the feat of nine hundred goals.
Croatia had a chance to turn around before the break. Dalot pushed the ball into his own net while stopping an opponent’s attack. Both teams went into the break with the scoreline equal.
In the second half, Portugal continued to play with the edge of attack. Ronaldo got another good chance in the 55th minute. But his powerful shot from inside the box was blocked by the defence. With two minutes left of the scheduled time, Ronaldo was picked up by the coach. It was not a problem. Portugal leaves the field with victory.
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