Friends Arena, Solna- 19 November, 2013- WC 2014 playoff second leg- 19.45 UK
Sweden 2-3 Portugal (WC 2014 Qualif):
50′ 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo // 68′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1-1 // 72′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2-1 // 77′ 2-2 Cristiano Ronaldo // 79′ 2-3 Cristiano Ronaldo
50′ 0-1 Cristiano Ronaldo // 68′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1-1 // 72′ Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2-1 // 77′ 2-2 Cristiano Ronaldo // 79′ 2-3 Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal 0-1: Cristiano Ronaldo goal vs Sweden (50').
Sweden 1-1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal vs Portugal (68').
Sweden 2-1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic second goal vs Portugal (72').
Portugal 2-2: Cristiano Ronaldo second goal vs Sweden (77').
Portugal 2-3: Cristiano Ronaldo third goal vs Sweden (79').
Sweden 1-1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal vs Portugal (68').
Sweden 2-1: Zlatan Ibrahimovic second goal vs Portugal (72').
Portugal 2-2: Cristiano Ronaldo second goal vs Sweden (77').
Portugal 2-3: Cristiano Ronaldo third goal vs Sweden (79').
The battle between Zlatan Ibrahimovic against
Cristiano Ronaldo was finally on shown last Tuesday when Sweden play
host to Portugal in their World Cup playoffs second leg battle. Only
being separated by a single goal from their first meeting, both sides
looked really cautious during the first 45 minutes which ended in a
rather disappointing goalless draw.
After the break, it was
Portugoal that got things going when Ronaldo scored again against their
Scandinavian rival on 50 minutes. However, that lead only lasted until
68 minutes as Sweden got back on level terms thanks to a close range
header from Ibrahimovic. The PSG striker showcasing his quality again
when he netted his second on 72 minutes, giving his nation another
lifeline.
That hope was trashed away pretty soon though as Ronaldo
strike again on 77 minutes, grabbing his brace and made it 2-2. The
Real Madrid attacker was not done yet as two minutes later, he completed
his hat-trick and basically sealed his country's passage to Brazil
2014.
