In the season just ended, the 39-year-old Ronaldo, in the Saudi Arabian league to maintain a very good competitive state, he also got the national team call-up, once again started the European Cup, now from Germany The date of the European Cup is getting closer and closer, Portugal with a luxurious squad on paper must want to make a difference, but in the last warm-up game, they lost 1-2 to Croatia, exposing the team's problems at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, this match day, Portugal host Ireland in their final warm-up game before the start of the group stage of the European Championships, and they will definitely want to win their opponents and give themselves a great ride to the European Championships! In this game, Cristiano Ronaldo was in hot form, although the free kick was directly rejected by the goal frame, but he still staged a brace to help Portugal beat Ireland 3-0!
In order to be able to win the last warm-up game, Portugal also played the main force in this campaign, coach Martinez put on a 3-4-1-2 formation, Ronaldo, who was hidden in the snow in the last game, was the starter and Leao partnered with a double striker, Felix ambushed behind the two to play a single striker, the midfield quartet Cancelo, Neves, Bruno Fernandes and Dalot lined up, Inácio, Pepe and Antonio Silva sat in the back, and the starting goalkeeper was still Costa.
After the start of the game, Portugal, who played at home, completely suppressed the opponent in attack, not only leading in possession, but also created as many as 18 shots on goal, 9 of which hit the woodwork, on the other hand, Ireland had few chances, although the whole team completed 4 shots, but all of them were deflected, and did not pose a real threat to Costa.
Portugal, who had the advantage on the field, broke the balance on the field in the 18th minute, Bruno Fernandes crossed the low ball from the right, Felix shook off the angle, and directly hit the goal, knocking on the goal of Ireland, helping Portugal take a 1-0 lead, 4 minutes later, Portugal got a good free kick opportunity, Ronaldo directly kicked the goal, but unfortunately it was unlucky, the ball hit the post and was ejected.
However, in the second half, Ronaldo made up for the regret, in the 50th minute, after receiving a long pass from his teammates, Ronaldo staged a high-quality perfect stop in the opponent's penalty area, and then a feint shook off the defender and then shot to make a contribution, extending the lead to 2-0, and in the 60th minute, Ronaldo, who was on his feet, received a cross from Jota's side, and directly outflanked the goal near the penalty spot, and the ball went into the net to set the score to 3-0!
Ronaldo, who has reached the end of his career, still maintains an amazing fighting ability, with the brace in this game, he also created three miracles, one of them, 39 years and 4 months, making him the oldest player to score two goals in the national team game; Second, 1,226 official match appearances, Ronaldo alone won the first place in football; Third, for 21 consecutive years of national team competitions, Ronaldo is also the first person in the history of football, excellent competitive state, so that fans have higher expectations for Portugal's prospects in this European Cup, looking forward to the president can shine in his last European Championship and lead the team to achieve good results!