Saturday, June 18, 2016

Euro 2016: Ronaldo misses penalty, Portugal held by Austria (The Associated Press)

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, right, attempts a header at the goal during the Euro 2016 Group F soccer match between Portugal and Austria at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, June 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Cristiano Ronaldo experienced a night to forget on his record 128th Portugal appearance Saturday, missing a late penalty in a 0-0 draw against Austria that left his team winless after two matches at the European Championship. As goalkeeper Robert Almer dived to his left, Ronaldo struck the spotkick in the opposite direction but it crashed against the post in the 79th minute. Ronaldo then thought he had netted his 59th Portugal goal about five minutes later, but it was ruled out for offside.


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