Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular goal in the warm-up session for Portugal vs Ghana in the preliminary round of Group H World Cup 2022 at Lusail Stadium, Thursday (24/11).
The moment of Ronaldo’s spectacular goal became the spotlight of the audience who attended directly at the stadium with a capacity of more than 80 thousand spectators. The 37-year-old player appeared to be honing his shooting skills before the game started.
“Ronaldo scored a beautiful goal in training today. Boom!” write account @SoufianeTahir11.
In the video, Ronaldo appears to be taking a long-range shot from outside the penalty box. The power of the above-average kick made the goalkeeper unable to stem the shot by the five Ballon d’Or holder.
During the match, Ronaldo appeared impressive as the spearhead of Portugal’s front line against Ghana. He scored a goal in the 31st minute but the referee ruled it out because Ronaldo was deemed to have violated an opposing player.
Ronaldo then scored again in the 65th minute. He successfully completed his duties as executor of penalties.
Ronaldo became the first player to score in five different World Cups. The goal against Ghana also made him the second oldest player (37 years) to score in a World Cup after Roger Milla with Cameroon (42 years).
Ghana had time to catch up through goals from Andre Ayew and Osman Bukari. But Portugal managed to ensure victory thanks to additional goals from Jao Felix and Rafael Leao.
[Gambas:Video CNN]
(week/june)
