Doha. Ghana will tear its hair out for not getting a point that would have looked like a three.
Now the focus inevitably turns to Cristiano Ronaldo. second.
Goals in five consecutive World Cups have this effect.
Cristiano Ronaldo asked that day: “Stop talking about me with my teammates”. It may happen that he really wants to spare his compatriots more questions like “What do you think of Cristianos…?”.
Paste any follow-up, why not an “interview” or “timing”.
It’s really cool that we can’t stop twisting everything he does and says inside out. Cristiano Ronaldo is still Jupiter in the soccer solar system, maybe not the best in the world but he is undoubtedly the greatest along with Lionel Messi.
At the age of 37, Ronaldo also has the potential to be the sun around which everything revolves. Post he certainly does not mind.
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This was immediately evident in Portugal’s World Cup opener against Ghana, right up to the moment when ‘SIIIIU’ happily swooped down from sections filled with red and green spectators.
A match that hadn’t really started until viewers looked anxiously at the clock and wondered if they were about to score another goalless draw.
From tears as the ‘Portuguese’ erupted from the loudspeakers of Stade 974, an arena constructed from shipping containers, to the free kick after Mohamed Kodos recklessly dropped the ball into the danger area. Goalkeeper Lawrence Atti Ziggy, a native of St. Swiss. Gallen, he made a full handball and covered Ronaldo’s first try. Then soon another couple of captains came.
Not much to complain about
Center back Aleksandr Dzeko should consider himself lucky to be elbowed by Ronaldo after just over half an hour. Otherwise, the Portuguese’s tough finish behind Ati-Zigi could have been approved, but it seems that this World Cup either offers fireworks or nothing. Like I said, we spectators patiently waited for the first.
In the first half there wasn’t much to complain about in the current Portugal game. Sure, 0-0 shone with irony on the scoreboard, but they pressed well and created a couple of chances against a relatively well-organized and powerful Ghana. In addition to Kudos, the “Black Stars” included eleven players such as Thomas Partey, Inaki Williams and Mohamed Salisu. It’s really not a shame.
cheap penalty
It should be noted that the penalty awarded to Cristiano Ronaldo in the 65th minute can hardly be called crystal clear. Personally, I was surprised that there was not a single referee in the VAR room who wanted to ask the American Ismail Al-Fateh to take another look at the situation when Salisu kicked the ball into the breakaway.
Then it seemed as if the match had dropped all stops. First, Andre Ayew’s equalizer after a great run that surprised the Portuguese defence. Then the brilliant and intelligent Bruno Fernandes worked against the Ghanaian defence, as Joao Felix and substitute Rafael Leao (what a man off the bench!) pushed the ball into the net.
Unlucky end for Ghana
When Ousmane Porcari cut the tally to 2-3 with only a few minutes remaining (plus nine extras), he spent a few precious seconds celebrating an impressive ‘SIIIU’ before Andre Ayew, wearing a replacement jacket, angrily signaled him to rush home. And chase the receipt.
Closer to putting Bockarie in the 98th or 99th minute of the game, when he sort of stumbled and failed to get the ball, it was impossible to get it. A harsh end for Ghana who fought till the end.
He stopped at five goals this evening, three points for Portugal, and goals in five different tournaments for Ronaldo.
The forward refuses to state that this tournament will be his last, but we can probably assume that it is his last World Cup. We’ll keep talking about it for a while longer. Perhaps more than ever if Portugal spin the good parts of Thursday’s opening effort and erase the unstable ones defensively.