Have repeatedly goals from Cristiano Ronaldo gave the victory to the club and his country . Final against Sweden , Ronaldo showed that he was always there when Portugal needed performance ( great ) . Ronaldo became the actor behind victory to Portugal 2014 World Cup finals when he became a star in the two- leg playoff against Sweden . In the first meeting last Friday , the single goal Ronaldo gave Portugal a 1-0 win over a smooth road .
In the second meeting held at the Friends Arena , home to Sweden , Portugal needs Ronaldo again action on the field to pass them to the world football stage . Goalless until halftime more , Ronaldo broke the deadlock in the 50th minute . Portugal went on the brink of failure after the hosts took the lead thanks to two goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic , but Ronaldo then bury deep in the Swedish dream that night when he scored two additional goals in minute 77 and 79 to give the victory 3-2 ( aggregate total 4 - 2 ) the Selecao Das Quinas .
After a couple of days ago Records his name in the headlines , Ronaldo returned to discriminate similar things and even more resounding with a hat -trick . It was Ronaldo's 47th goal in Portugal uniform and make it at par with the national team top scorer Pedro Pauleta as .
" I know I'm in Portugal need the matches like this and I showed that I was there , " said Ronaldo told Portuguese TV told Reuters .
" I'm just doing what I've done lately , " he continued . " We had to let Sweden equalized after a little flourish . This is why football is a game that is difficult to guess , " said he .
Ronaldo has scored 13 goals in the last six , both with Real Madrid and Portugal . Of the six games , three games in which the player is 28-year -old scored a hat -trick , namely against Sevilla in La Liga against Real Sociedad - also in La Liga - and last in the game against Sweden . Other records , it was Ronaldo's second hat- trick in the last three months in the Portugal national team , following on September 6 he did against Northern Ireland .
Paulo Bento run out of words to praise Cristiano Ronaldo
Paulo Bento run out of words to describe the performance of Cristiano Ronaldo in the game against Sweden. Bento clearly satisfied with the performance of the 28-year-old. "We show that we perform better when under pressure than when you're winning," said Bento.
"At 1-0 up we did not have any problems and appear to dominate the first half, although we had trouble in the final third in the first 30 minutes." After scoring the first goal, we were then hit by two set piece, but then responded properly. We deserved this victory. "
For Bento, Ronaldo clearly has a large effect on this victory. To the extent that he was confused about what Ronaldo praised. "I do not know what else can be said for a player who scored a hat-trick in a match like this. Course he has a big effect on the outcome."