Ronaldo’s record with a double goal, Portugal beat Ireland. Cristiano Ronaldo proved once again that age is just a number. Even at the age of 39, this star is spreading fear in the opponent’s defense. On Tuesday (June 11) night, Ronaldo’s terrifying form was once again seen. On this day, this star has written his name in the record book by scoring a pair of goals in a friendly match against Ireland. He also brought a great victory to the team.
The participating teams are completing their final preparations before the Euros. As part of that preparation, Ronaldo’s Portugal entered the field against the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday night. Portugal beat the Irish 3-0 in the match.
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Ronaldo scored two goals for Portugal. And with these two goals, the Portuguese star became the first player in the history of international football to score goals for the national team in 21 consecutive calendar years. Made his debut for the Portugal first team in 2003, scored his first goal the following year, scoring every year since.
From the beginning of the match, Portugal played a poor football. The wait for the goal was not long. In the 18th minute, after receiving a pass from Bruno Fernandez in the box, Felix took a corner shot, evading everyone and putting the ball into the net with the far post.
Ronaldo also had a chance to score in the first half. However, the free kick he took from a long distance hit the head of someone on the defensive wall and was on target, but returned to the post. The first half ended with 1-0 goals.
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Ronaldo doubled the gap at the very beginning of the second half. He controlled Ruben Neves’ lofted ball from midfield with a great touch in the D-box to beat one man and send the ball into the net with an angled shot.
10 minutes after the first goal, i.e. in the 60th minute of the match, Ronaldo made the scoreline 3-0 with another great goal. The five-time footballer of the year scored the goal with a left-footed shot after receiving Diogo Zatar’s pass from the left side in the box.
For the rest of the match, Portugal continued to attack with 20 shots on goal. However, the team did not see any goals during this time. However, Ronaldo’s team finished the preparations for the Euro with a big win.
