1-0! A big upset in the World Cup preliminaries: FIFA s 5th stoppage time winner, the superstar s center post and penalty kick were saved

In the early morning of October 12, the European qualifying matches for the US-Canada-Mexico World Cup continued, with Portugal playing at home against Ireland. In the first half of the game, Ronaldo's shot hit the post, and Seat B faced the empty goal and kicked the shot. The two teams shot 13-1 at halftime, but the score was 0-0. In the second half, Ronaldo took a penalty kick but was saved by Kelleher. In stoppage time, Ruben Neves scored the winner with a header. In the end, Portugal, ranked fifth in FIFA, defeated Ireland 1-0 at home and ushered in its third consecutive victory in the World Cup preliminaries.

[Focus of the Game]

In the 16th minute, Ronaldo suddenly shot a cold arrow from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the post and bounced back. Facing almost the entire empty goal, seat B's follow-up shot actually missed.

In the 71st minute, Trincon's pass hit O'Shea's arm, and the referee awarded a penalty kick.

In the 75th minute, Ronaldo took the penalty, rarely hitting the center. Although Kelleher fell to one side, he still blocked the ball with his legs.

In the 91st minute, Trincao passed in and Ruben Neves scored with a header before Kelleher could attack.

[Highlights]

In the 30th minute, Ruben Neves passed the ball, Ronaldo jumped high and prepared to attack the goal, and the Irish defensive players made a key clearance.

In the 38th minute, Vitinha's shot was blocked by the defender and turned into a lob, hitting the top of the net.

In the 42nd minute, Portugal got a corner kick and Inacio headed in, forcing Kelleher to make a key save.

In the 52nd minute, Ronaldo bombarded the goal hard from outside the penalty area and the ball hit the sign pole behind the goal.

In the 53rd minute, after receiving a pass from B Fee, Ronaldo stopped the ball and shot the ball very quickly, and the ball went slightly wide.

In the 59th minute, Portugal launched a quick counterattack, and Ruben Neves' shot forced Kelleher to complete the ultimate save.

In the 70th minute, Semedo made a pass. Cristiano Ronaldo immediately outflanked the shot and missed again.

[Player Rating]

[Lineup]

Portugal starting: 1-Diogo Costa, 3-Ruben Dias, 5-Dalot (61’16-Trincon), 7-C Ronaldo, 8-B Fee (86’9-Gonzalo Ramos), 10-B Seat, 14-Inácio (46’13-Vega), 18-Neto (61’17-Leo), 19-Nuno Mendes, 21-Ruben Neves, 23-Vitinha (61’2-Semedo).

Portuguese substitutes: 12-José Sa, 22-Rui Silva, 4-Antonio Silva, 6-Palinha, 11-Gonsalves, 15-Nunez, 20-Conceição.

Ireland starting lineup: 1-Kelleher, 5-O'Brien, 4-O'Shea, 22-Collins, 6-Cullen, 8-Mellumby, 21-Abersole (63'19-Johnston), 2-Coleman (85'15-Egan), 3-Manning, 9-Ferguson (77'17-Parrott), 20-O'Bairn (77'18-Smallburn).

Irish substitutes: 16-Bazunu, 23-Travers, 7-Parrott, 10-Idah, 11-Azaz, 12-Dunn, 13-Ferry, 14-Taylor.

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