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Portugal v Republic of Ireland live - Euro 2024 warm-up latest as Cristiano Ronaldo starts and scores

International friendlies
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro / 11.06.2024
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Ali Iveson

Updated 11/06/2024 at 20:44 GMT


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RONALDO SCORES TWICE AS PORTUGAL SWEEP IRELAND ASIDE
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal emphatically beat the Republic of Ireland 3-0 in their final game before Euro 2024.
The 39-year-old's 129th and 130th international goals capped a successful send-off for Portugal, who dominated possession and the chances from the outset.
Joao Felix scored the first goal, after Ireland were caught sleeping at a corner, and if anything five half-time changes only grew the chasm between the two teams, despite three of those new faces being defenders.
Ronaldo, who played the full game, doubled Portugal's lead with a brilliant shot arrowing into the top corner and made it 3-0 10 minutes later, finishing off a chance Diogo Jota's tenacity and vision created.
Portugal head off to Germany on a winning note and face the Czech Republic in their first game of the European Championship on Tuesday. Ireland's season is over, but the search for a new permanent manager continues to drag on.
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FULL TIME: PORTUGAL 3-0 IRELAND
A good night for Portugal and a great night for Ronaldo. He scores twice - the first a beauty - as Potugal head off to Euro 2024 on a winning note and having showed off the impressive strength in depth this squad boasts.
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ONE ADDED MINUTE
The officials have seen enough.
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IRELAND BREAK
Cannon and Johnston play a good one-two on a breakaway, but the latter's cross is straight into Costa's arms.
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RONALDO'S QUEST FOR 1,000 GOALS CONTINUES
It's been a productive night on that front.
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DANILO DOWN
Cannon catches him sliding hopefully after a through ball. Both players are getting looked at but seem okay.
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RONALDO TRACKING BACK STILL
It's the 85th minute but he's still doing some defensive work.
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SMALLBONE DEPARTS
Sykes on. The tempo has dropped now, but Ronaldo still hunting for the hat-trick goal.
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ONE MORE CHANGE
Joao Neves, who looked very good, makes way for Man City's Nunes.
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A GOOD NIGHT FOR BRAND RONALDO
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ALMOST THE HAT-TRICK
Ronaldo - unmarked as he was ahead of play arguing with Kelleher - is picked out by Semedo, who was in front of him after making waves down the right, but Ronaldo shoots just wide.
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KELLEHER SAVES AGAIN
Danilo catches a volley cleanly after a corner breaks down, but straight at Kelleher.
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GOOD SAVE
It's all falling apart a bit for Ireland. O'Brien gives the ball away cheaply and Portugal quickly create a shooting chance for Fernades, who forces Kelleher to tip round the post.
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MORE IRELAND CHANGES
Knight and Doherty replace the ineffective Szmodics and Coleman.
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discovery+ is the streaming home of the Olympic Games, the only place you can watch every moment of Paris 2024 this summer.
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MENDES HAS A GO
His long-range effort, straight at Kelleher, is easily saved.
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RONALDO'S TALLY GROWS
Make that 130 international goals now.
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IRISH CHANCE
Cannon gets on the end of a long ball, turns Danilo one way then the other, but on the stretch cannot shoot on target.
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GOAL! PORTUGAL 3-0 IRELAND (RONALDO)
Ronaldo grabs his second - thanks largely to Jota.
Smallbone and Coleman look to have stopped him on the left, but Jota reacts first to a moment of confusion, advances and tees up Ronaldo with a lovely outside-of-the-boot pass. Ronaldo makes no mistake with the first-time finish.
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