Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Luxembourg qualified for the European Championship. As a result, Roberto Martinez's team beat Luxembourg 6-0 in the Group J match at the Luxembourg National Stadium on Sunday (March 26).
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In addition to Ronaldo's double, four other goals were scored by Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Otavio and Rafael Leyo. Ronaldo gave Portugal the lead in the ninth minute of the match at Luxembourg Stadium. He received the ball from Nuno Mendes' head and sent it into the net with a touch of his left foot. Joao Felix doubled the gap in the 15th minute. Bernardo Silva found the net with a superb header from a measured cross. Three minutes later, Portugal scored again with a header. This time, however, the scorer is Silva himself. This midfielder scored a great goal by touching Joao Palini's through ball. In the 31st minute, Bruno Fernandes' extended ball found Ronaldo in the D box. He beat the goalkeeper with a left-footed shot from a low corner to the left. As a result, Portugal went into the break with a 4-0 lead.
The visitors were not as sharp in the second half. After seeing a yellow card in the 57th minute, Ronaldo was replaced by Coach Martinez in the 66th minute. Gonzalo Ramos, who scored a hat-trick in the World Cup, entered the field. But this time he has to return empty handed. But Otabio's day was an exception. Within two minutes of entering the field, he got his name on the scoresheet in the 77th minute of the match. Portugal extended their lead with a header from Rafael Leyaw's cross. The Portuguese got a penalty in the 84th minute, but Leyo could not score from it. After four minutes, however, he broke the curse with a great goal. After falling behind, Luxembourg could not find the strength to turn around. So they have to taste big losses at home.
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