Ronaldo, appearing in his 900th career match, made his mark to devastating effect as time ran out. Earlier, Salah, who has shone at Liverpool this season with 28 Premier League goals, broke the deadlock in Zurich after 56 minutes. Salah was replaced late in the game by Shikabala and Portugal sensed a chance to grab a share of the spoils. AFP PHOTOQuaresma, meanwhile, saw a 72nd minute attempt saved by Mohamed El-Shenawy in the Egypt goal while Bruno Alves saw a close-range header from a corner drift wide of the goal. But with time running out, Ronaldo had the final say as the five-time Ballon d’Or winner moved into third place on the all-time list of international goal scorers.

Source: New Strait Times March 23, 2018 23:15 UTC