Source: Instagram/Cristiano Ronaldo
Star Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player in history to score 900 goals at club and international level in official matches after scoring in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Croatia in a Nations League Group One encounter. Second in this ranking is Lionel Messi with 842 goals, and third is Pele with 765. The 40-year-old forward announced that his next goal is to reach 1,000 goals.
Ronaldo got the jubilee goal in the 34th minute when he received a pass from Nuno Mendes between two Croatian defenders and latched onto the ball from the air, sending it into the far corner of the goal. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United striker, visibly overcome with emotion, ran to the corner and knelt in front of the Portuguese fans, some of whom were carrying placards reading “Cristiano – the greatest of all time”.
It was Ronaldo’s 131st goal for Portugal, extending his record for most international goals in world football. Before him, Diogo Dalot scored for the home team, and at the very end of the half, the defender scored an own goal to leave the Croatians one goal away. However, the visitors failed to score a second time.
In the other group game, Poland recorded a dramatic 3-2 win against Scotland away from home. On target in the first half were Sebastian Szymanski in the eighth minute and Robert Lewandowski from the penalty spot in the 34th, while the Scots had Scott McTominay’s strike canceled out in the first half.
The hosts managed to pull two goals back through Billy Gilmour in the opening seconds of the second half and McTominay in the 76th minute, but the Poles grabbed victory with a Nikola Zalewski penalty in the seventh minute of added time.
Serbia, on the other hand, earned a point against European champions Spain in a Group A4 match. In the other match, Denmark defeated hosts Switzerland 2-0 with Patrick Dorgu and Pierre-Emile Høiberg on target, while Ludogorets (Razgrad) striker Kwadwo Dua came on for the visitors in stoppage time. However, the Swiss ended it with two men less after red cards for Nico Elvedi and Granit Xhaka.
Sweden went top of Group C1 with a 3-1 win against Azerbaijan after Alexander Isak scored twice and Victor Jokeres added a third. The team of Slovakia also has three points, which beat Estonia 1:0 with a goal by Tomas Suslov in the 70th minute.
San Marino, on the other hand, achieved a “football miracle” that blew up social networks after the final whistle. 19-year-old Nico Sensoli scored the only goal in the 53rd minute as his side beat Gibraltar 1-0 in Group D1. It was San Marino’s first win since April 28, 2004 and 140 games since.
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