Cristiano Ronaldo finally scored a World Cup knockout goal at the grand old age of 41 – but deputy Goncalo Ramos stole his thunder for Portugal.
Boss Roberto Martinez has been hounded all tournament for his reluctance to drop or substitute veteran Ronaldo but he got his in-game moves spot on as his team overcame a gutsy and spirited Croatia side in Toronto.
Ronaldo was not one of four substitutions in the 63rd minute and he repaid his manager’s faith five minutes later to score a penalty which cancelled out Ivan Perisic’s 53rd-minute opener.
Then when Ronaldo was finally hooked, the man who
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