Ronaldo scores twice in stoppage time as Portugal snatch win

ByReuters

Published 23/03/2018 at 22:04 GMT

ZURICH, March 23 (Reuters) - Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo scored two stoppage time goals to steal a 2-1 win over Egypt after Mohamed Salah had given the African side the lead in an entertaining World Cup warm-up in Switzerland on Friday.

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Salah scored with a thumping drive to put Egypt ahead early in the second half. However, Ronaldo refused to be upstaged and he sneaked in behind his marker to head in Ricardo Quaresma's cross in the 92nd minute.

Not content with that, Ronaldo scored again with another header, once more from a Quaresma pass, with the final move of the game.

There was initial confusion as they referee consulted the video assistant referee (VAR) system for a possible offside before allowing the goal. (Writing by Brian Homewood Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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