The match between Portugal and Poland ended with a resounding 5-1 victory for the home team, in which superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored 3 goals.

With this victory, Portugal secured the top spot in the group and a ticket to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals.

Fielding their strongest squad in the hope of beating Poland to secure top spot, Portugal took the initiative to control the ball and launch attacks.

However, against the well-organized defense of the visitors, Ronaldo and his teammates were unable to create truly dangerous situations. The stalemate saw stars like Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo receive yellow cards in a dull half that ended without any goals scored.

Even the first 15 minutes of the second half witnessed a very deadlocked game for the home team.

The knot was only untied in the 59th minute, when Nuno Mendes had a cross that Rafael Leao headed into the net of goalkeeper Marcin Bulka. After this goal that broke the psychological barrier, an explosive Portugal returned, the attacks were more coherent, the accuracy of the shots increased dramatically and had almost absolute accuracy.

In the 72nd minute, after Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior touched the ball with his hand in the penalty area, Ronaldo successfully converted the penalty to increase the score to 2-0, thereby ending a streak of 3 consecutive matches without scoring a goal for both Al-Nassr Club and the national team.

In the 80th minute, Bruno Fernandes made a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, hitting the bottom of the crossbar and scoring the third time in Poland’s net.