Portugal met Denmark in the second part of the Uefa Nations League quarter finals and hit 1-0 from the first match. In an exciting meeting, Cristiano Ronaldo leveled with an important goal.
The game started with a twist when Denmark’s Joachim Andersen in the 38th minute scored his own goal while trying to defend Ronaldo’s heading. However, Denmark responded quickly, with Rasmus Kristensen who leveled in the 56th minute, which forced Portugal to score again to take the match to extra time.
In the 72nd minute, Bruno released a powerful strike that laughed the post and then died goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel. Ronaldo was quick to turn on rebound, netting of the equalizer and made it 2-1, leveled the total score of 2-2.
Siuuuu! 🐐🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo provides Portugal level on aggregates!
Denmark regained the lead in the 76th minute after Patrick Dorgu took advantage of a mistake by Ruben Dias. His exact cross found Christian Eriksen, who scored to set Denmark 2-1 ahead and put Portugal’s hopes in danger. But just 10 minutes later, Francisco Trincao got a fantastic strike to get the total score again at 3-3.
Cristiano Ronaldo gets subbed by
Immediately after Trincao’s equalizer, Ronaldo contacted coach Roberto Martínez, seemingly discussing an unclear issue. The surprise came a few minutes later when Martínez made the bold decision to replace Ronaldo in 90+1 minute, which took on striker Gonçalo Ramos.
Al Nassr -forward seemed visibly frustrated, not with the decision but with what seemed to be a feeling of pain. No official update has been provided on Ronaldo’s state, but the unexpected substitution – especially with still 30 minutes of potential games or penalty pot left – loose fans shocked and puzzled.
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