Ronaldo fire Portugal to win Thursday, October 18, 2007
Portugal's Ariza Makukula and Cristiano Ronaldo gave them a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in their Euro 2008 Group A qualifier yesterday.
Portugal, who move within a point of group leaders Poland, went ahead in the 84th minute when substitute Makukula headed home Ricardo Quaresma's right-wing cross.
Ronaldo then powered in a second goal during added time following a pass from Nani before Kazakhstan got a late consolation with a Dmitry Byakov header.
The win leaves Portugal on 23 points, three clear of joint third-placed Serbia and Finland with two matches remaining. The top two teams qualify for the Finals in Austria and Switzerland.
