Cristiano Ronaldo was the star for Portugal once more as he converted one penalty, missed another and also scored from open play to guide his team to a 4-1 win over Latvia in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Portugal stayed second in Group B with nine points from four games, three behind leaders Switzerland. After being restricted to long-range shots, Portugal broke the deadlock when Nani was tripped by Gints Freimanis and Cristiano Ronaldo fired low to Andris Vanins’ right in the 28th minute. Another Quaresma cross led to the third as it found Cristiano Ronaldo at the far post and Portugal’s all-time leading scorer volleyed home his 68th international goal. Cristiano Ronaldo then missed an easy chance for his hat-trick from Renato Sanches’ pass and also headed against the crossbar before Alves headed in Raphael Guerreiro’s chipped cross at the far post.

Source: Hindustan Times November 14, 2016 03:00 UTC