Real Madrid, Portugal forward, Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals, as European champions Portugal smashed Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifying on Friday.
The Real Madrid who has struggled to get back to his brilliant best for Real since returning from his knee trouble, made his first appearance for Portugal since he was stretchered off injured and in tears from the final of Euro 2016.
Ronaldo made it the perfect hat-trick just 90 seconds after the break, grabbing his third. Also his fourth with a sweet right-footed volley.
Andorra’s nightmare evening got that bit worse just after the hour when they went down to 10 men, Jordi Rubio receiving a second yellow card for clattering late and hard into Ronaldo, who punished the away side soon after with another fine half-volley for 5-0.
Cynical and increasingly desperate Andorra saw red again when Marc Rebes was the next to get sent off, again for cutting down the man of the moment Ronaldo. Andre Silva sealed the punishment four minutes away from time.
Ronaldo who has 65 international goals said,"We know that Switzerland and the Faroes won tonight and it will be necessary for us to beat them during qualification".
“There are eight games left and we want to win them all to reach the World Cup finals, he added.
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