Portugal fans stormed the pitch during the Euro 2024 qualifying match between Portugal and Bosnia & Herzegovina on the evening of June 17, before lifting and kneeling before Ronaldo.
Fans kneel and lift Ronaldo during the Portugal - Bosnia & Herzegovina match on the evening of June 17. Photo: Youtube
As the match at Da Luz Stadium was underway, a male fan carrying a Portuguese flag ran in. He first hugged and knelt before Ronaldo. He then stood up and lifted the home team captain. Security personnel approached but did not intervene.
After that, the crazy fan also performed Ronaldo's familiar goal celebration gesture. After saying goodbye to CR7, this person held a Portuguese flag and ran a distance, performing another goal celebration gesture.
The incident of fans kneeling before Ronaldo on the evening of June 17.
"Fans reach GOAT level by lifting Ronaldo and running away from security," one person wrote on Twitter .
Some other viewers praised the crazy fan's intrusion, and considered Ronaldo "the greatest football icon that ever lived".
Ronaldo played the entire match, but had trouble against the opposing defense and did not score. The referee ruled offside and disallowed his header in the 23rd minute.
The match on the evening of June 17 was interrupted because fans ran onto the field to hug Ronaldo. Photo: AP
Bernardo Silva opened the scoring for Portugal in the 44th minute. The home team continued to control the match in the second half. In the 77th and 90+3 minutes, Bruno Fernandes scored a double to bring a 3-0 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Before this match, Portugal crushed Luxembourg 6-0 and Liechtenstein 4-0, also in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. They are currently top of Group J with nine points, two points ahead of second-placed Slovakia and five points ahead of third-placed Luxembourg. Portugal will play their final first-leg match away to Iceland on June 20.
Ronaldo holds the record for scoring 122 goals for Portugal. This number is also the record for a player in the international arena. Ronaldo also holds the record for scoring 837 goals in all tournaments, 30 more than the second-placed Lionel Messi.
Thanh Quy (according to Twitter, Sun )
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