IA very difficult match, Portugal defeated Slovenia 3-0 on penalties, after finishing the 120 minutes tied 0-0, and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Euro to face France.
The cameras stayed with the hero of the day, Portugal goalie Diogo Costawho saved all three Slovenian goal chances and saved a one-on-one in added time, after a mistake by Pepe left striker Sesko alone in front of the goalkeeper. But the real moment of surprise was for Cristiano Ronaldo, who lived the match with intensity.
During the 90 minutes of regular time and added time, he tried by all means to score the goal that would bring peace to his team, but the goal was closed for him, so much so that in minute 105 there was a penalty for Portugal that requested the ' Bicho“and it could have been victory and qualification without suffering, but his shot was stopped by goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Difficult times for Cristiano, fans and his family
The feeling of frustration invaded CR7 who, seeing how he wasted the opportunity to give victory and qualification to Portugal, burst into tears and had to be consoled by his teammates.
But the official broadcast captured an image that broke the hearts of football fans and it was that of Dolores Averio, Cristiano Ronaldo's motherwho was present at the Frankfurt Arena to watch the match, and seeing her son collapse, she could not hide her anguished face for a moment.
But football took its revenge and Cristiano was the first to score for Portugal in penalty shootout and this time he hit the inside of the left post beating Oblak. With his goal he gave his team the lead and in the celebration he apologized to the fans for missing the previous penalty.
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