While Messi struggled against Saudi Arabia, Ronaldo’s impressive game against Ghana

As the battle of rivalry between two Superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi wind down, Cristiano has set another record at the 2022 FIFA World cup in Qatar. Messi had scored for Argentina against lowly rated Saudi Arabia but was on the loosing side. Portugal is beating Ghana 3-1 at the time Cristiano taken off in closing minutes of the encounter in Qatar.

Before leaving the pitch, Cristiano had the ball in the net in the first half, only to be denied by the whistle for a foul. He however, got a chance to break the deadlock from the spot and calmly slotted it in to set a record as the first player to score in five world cup editions, to the delight of Portuguese and his global fans.

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Cristiano was also through on goal after the penalty kick, many fans at the stadium took out their phones to record the goal but were surprised to see Ghana's goalkeeper, Lawrence Ati-Zigi made the crucial save. Many Ghanaians praised the shot stopper for his effort, however that accolades means no more as the referee sounded his whistle to signal a offside.

Cristaino labored to increase his tally, but all his efforts was thwarted by the defence of the West African team. Portugal later edged Ghana by 3-2 as Rafael Leao and Joao Felix scored for Portugal. Osman Bukari and Andre Ayew did same for Ghana. Ayew bagged the first goal for Africa in Qatar 2022 world cup after excellent display by Ajax star Muhammad Kudus.

Ronaldo rise to occassion

Portugal had been knocking on Ghana's door for goals but was denied until a penalty was given to break the deadlock. No need to guess the penalty taker as Ctristiano dealt with it expertly, a big player for big occassion. Celebrating his goal in ‘siu style’ the superstar however celebrated in front a Messi's image to the amusement of many spectators. Who cares?