Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Portugal’s five-goal thrashing of Bosnia to top world goalscoring charts before security has to intervene as pitch invader tried to approach the superstar


  • Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s victory in the Balkans on Monday
  • The Portuguese superstar bagged two first-half goals in the comfortable win
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Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in world football for 2023 after scoring his 40th goal of the year in Portugal’s 5-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday evening.

The Portuguese superstar netted twice at the Bilino Polje stadium as Roberto Martinez’s side breezed through their European Championship qualifier.

Portugal had already qualified for next year’s tournament in Germany after beating Slovakia at the weekend but showed no signs of letting up against their Balkans hosts.

38-year-old Ronaldo scored the first of his brace from the penalty spot after a handball was awarded and the record goalscorer made no mistake from 12-yards.

He added his second of the evening in the 20th minute after being played through by Barcelona forward Joao Felix and dinking his chip over the oncoming goalkeeper.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s five-goal thrashing of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday

The Portuguese superstar scored his second goal with a perfectly-executed chip in the box

The Portuguese superstar scored his second goal with a perfectly-executed chip in the box

The goal was initially ruled out for offside before a VAR check showed Ronaldo was onside as Portugal doubled their advantage on the road.  

His goalscoring heroics for the national team moved Ronaldo onto 40 goals for the season, with most of his strikes coming for his Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr.





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