World Cup Qualifiers First Round: Portugal vs Latvia – Goals and Highlights

World Cup Qualifiers First Round: Portugal vs Latvia – Goals and Highlights

Portugal kept pace with World Cup Qualifying Group B pioneers Switzerland as Cristiano Ronaldo motivated his team to a 3-0 win over Latvia. Cristiano Ronaldo proceeded with his unimaginable form as he scored twice and helped with another to guarantee Portugal consolidated second position in World Cup Qualifying Group B with a 3-0 score.

Straight from driving Real Madrid to Champions League victory in the match against Juventus in Cardiff last weekend, Ronaldo was in great shape at the end of the day as his ruthless impulses went to the fore in an engaging experience in Riga. Having twice been denied by the magnificent Andris Vanins, the 32-year-old was in the perfect place at just the right time to tuck in Portugal’s opener on the stroke of half-time.

World Cup Qualifiers First Round: Portugal vs Latvia – Goals and Highlights

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World Cup Qualifiers First Round: Portugal vs Latvia - Goals and Highlights

Another point-clear header saw Ronaldo double his count 63 minutes in, before he teed up strike-accomplice Andre Silva for Portugal’s third, before long. It adds to what has, as of now, been a striking effort for the former Manchester United man, who has now gotten 53 goals in 51 matches in all rivalries this season, while setting Portugal up splendidly for their appearance in the Confederations Cup.

Ronaldo’s enlivened show was insufficient to lift Portugal up to top spot in Group B, be that as it may, with Switzerland remaining three points ahea, post their win over the Faroe Islands. Latvia began brilliantly, however it was Portugal who ought to have opened the scoring inside 12 minutes – veteran safeguard Bruno Alves not able to beat Vanins from short proximity.

Ronaldo, on the edge of procedures in the opening stages, was the next to test Vanins, who did splendidly to tip the Madrid star’s venomous strike over the bar. Vanins’ challenge with Ronaldo proceeded after the half-hour check, as Latvia’s goalkeeper stooped low on his right side to keep out another great effort from the Portugal star. Ronaldo could not be denied a third time, though.

World Cup Qualifiers First Round: Portugal vs Latvia - Goals and Highlights

Having remained forward after a free-kick, Jose Fonte rose highest to head Raphael Guerreiro’s cross goalwards and, though the post rescued Latvia, Ronaldo was available to send home the ball from inside the six-yard box. While Ronaldo kept on peppering Vanins’ goalon the other side, Rui Patricio, at long last, had a save to make in the blink of an eye before the hour-check, responding greatly to repel away Olegs Laizans’ free-kick.

William Carvalho missed a fine chance to double Portugal’s lead before long, but Ronaldo committed no such error minutes after the fact. Ricardo Quaresma’s avoided cross left Vanins flat footed, with Ronaldo again perfectly positioned to to take advantage, with a header from under the crossbar. What’s more, the outcome was sealed four minutes later, with Ronaldo transforming supplier with a brilliantly weighted pass to Silva, whose first-time finish found the bottom left corner.

Ronaldo was denied a penalty and after that he found the side-netting as he looked for a hat trick. But, it mattered little as Portugal sailed to a straightforward triumph.

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