As the international break begins, teams across the world are competing against each other to qualify for the World Cup. Likewise, Portugal faced off with Ireland in an incredible thriller. Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the dying minutes to take home the victory.

However, Ronaldo had a less than ideal start to the game. After Jeff Hendrick brought Bruno Fernandes down in the penalty box, up stepped the prolific CR7 to score. Surprisingly, he missed his spot-kick. Gavin Bazunu made a terrific save to deny Ronaldo a goal.

Bazunu denies Cristiano Ronaldo

Being an incredible penalty taker, Ronaldo hit a fierce shot to the left which was saved brilliantly by Bazunu. The 19-year-old goalkeeper is plying his trade in Portsmouth after leaving out on loan from Manchester City. It was a terrific save and kept Portugal at bay. Soon after, John Egan gave them a shock lead with a towering header over the defender.

In the meantime, Diogo Jota and Fernandes tried hard to level the scores up. But, Bazunu was on fire as he kept saving whatever was thrown at him. Quite an incredible display of goalkeeping by the Citizen.

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Having said that, Ronaldo cherishes these moments. Although arguments remain on who is a better player amongst him and Messi, these two players are at the peak of perfection. They rise every single time.

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History made by CR7

As the game entered the final minutes, Gonçalo Guedes chipped in a cross to the six-yard box as Ronaldo jumped highest and scored a majestic header. But he was not done yet. In the 95th minute, the forward was on his spring-board again and scored a well-placed header into the goalpost.

By scoring these two goals, he made history by creating a unique record. He went past Ali Daei from Iran to become the highest goal scorer in international football competitions. The Portuguese sensation now has 111 goals from 180 matches.

Significantly, after receiving a yellow card, he is suspended for the next World Cup qualifier game. Thus, Ronaldo is all set to make his second-debut in the upcoming Premier League fixture with Manchester United.

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