WATCH: “The greatest clutch player of all time”- Cristiano Ronaldo sets social media on fire after scoring in his 200th international game to seal victory for Portugal
The Portuguese legend scored a match-winning goal in the 89th minute.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his 200th appearance. Credits- Google
Portugal won 1-0 against Iceland in a game that went down to the wire. The match between Portugal and Iceland was historic for Cristiano Ronaldo. The superstar started and captained his team for the match. He completed 200 international caps for the Portugal National Team. And he did mark the occasion as he scored the only goal of the match.
Cristiano became the first person to achieve the 200-milestone and received a Guinness World Record before the game. Iceland meanwhile gave a good fight but was eventually reduced to 10 men and then conceded.
Cristiano Ronaldo was the man of the moment when he finally scored in the 90th minute. A cross from the right wing of Portugal found substitute Ignacio who gave a soft header into the path of Ronaldo who blasted the goal in. A lengthy VAR check took place to judge the validity of the goal and eventually, it was given. Thus, Cristiano Ronaldo scored in his 200th cap and celebrated with his trademark celebration and even the Icelandic crowd joined him in yelling ‘SIIUU!’
From the start, Portugal looked sharper. They dominated possession in the first 15 minutes and earned a couple of corners. Pepe headed a dangerous ball from a corner but was saved by Icelandic keeper Runnarsson. Iceland had a brilliant opportunity to go ahead around the 23-minute mark. Cross from the left wing was headed into the penalty area but Palsson even being unmarked fired over the bar.
Iceland had their attacks in between and used long throw-ins, but could not trouble Diogo Costa. Cristiano Ronaldo had a headed opportunity but was saved by Runarsson’s foot. Ronaldo was deemed offside later. Gudmondsson and Finnbogasson both received a yellow card at the ending moments of the first half. The Portuguese dugout was enraged and demanded a red card for the foul by Finnbogasson, which seemed like an intentional elbow to the face of Pepe.
Both teams were going at it with the resume in play. Cristiano came really close to scoring with a header from a corner but headed above the crossbar. Portugal had many corners again at the start of the second half. Ronaldo missed another chance and was deemed offside again. Willumsson of Iceland received a yellow card and was the 3rd Icelandic player to be booked. Willumsson was again in the center of the action as he unleashed a great strike outside the penalty area but it sailed just wide. Bernardo Silva and Thorsteinssen of Iceland both were booked for a heated clash after the Portuguese was fouled and received yellow.
Iceland made their substitutions in the 75th minute. Willumsson was again in the midst of the action, as he received a second yellow card for a rash tackle and was sent off. Iceland was down to 10 men for the last 10 minutes of the match. Cristiano himself was booked for simulation a few minutes later. He scored after that. A total of 6 minutes were added to the game post-VAR check and then ended in the Portuguese Victory.
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Here is how social media reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous goal stealing the win for Portugal
Social media was mostly in praise for Cristiano. It was filled with comments like “THE GOAT COMING IN CLUTCH “and “The best.” Another user highlighted Ronaldo’s great form by tweeting, “5 goals in 4 games. Never lost it.”
At last, Portugal came out on a game that was more tense than expected. It almost seemed written in the stars for Cristiano to score on his 200th cap and he delivered. As of now, Portugal is on top of their EURO 2024 qualifying group and has not conceded yet.
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