In a vibrant match where Cristiano Ronaldo set a historical record, Portugal beat Ghana 3 goals to 2 where all the emotions were found in the second part of the game.
The second half at the 974 stadium was a roller coaster of emotions for both fans who witnessed Cristiano Ronaldo’s historic goal, via penalty, to become the first player in history to score in 5 different World Cups, the Portuguese has Scored at least one goal in Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and now Qatar 2022.
However, Ghana equalized the game at minute 73′ through Andre Ayew, the Africans continued to attack, but were surprised by a long pass from Bruno Fernández to Joao Félix that defined perfectly for the second Portuguese goal.
Rafael Leao, 10 minutes from the end, made it 3-1 in favor of Portugal, which gave him the peace of mind of having a two-goal advantage, at minute 88 Cristiano Ronaldo left the game instead and Goncalo Ramos entered and a minute later Ghana got the discount 3-2 through Osman Bukari.
The final minutes and the replacement time were a lot of suffering for Portugal, which endured as best it could the attacks of the Africans who sought with all the equalizer that was about to arrive due to an error by the goalkeeper Diogo Costa who tried to take the ball without noticing that Iñaki Williams was standing behind him and stole the ball, but he slipped and fortune saved Portugal from a draw.
The Portuguese with the 3 points and leading group H will face Uruguay next Monday, November 28, that same day Ghana faces South Korea.
