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Cristiano Ronaldo’s missed penalty thwarts Portugal against Austria

The movie-star grin Cristiano Ronaldo had worn throughout became a grimace after 80 minutes when the Portugal captain smacked a penalty he had just won against Austria’s right-hand post and to safety.

A later headed finish chalked off for offside emphasised this was not his night and this second successive draw leaves Portugal with only two points and needing to beat Hungary in their final group match on Wednesday.

Fernando Santos refused any questions about Ronaldo, citing the old line about only talking team, not individuals. But the coach said: “The players cannot be anxious. Of course, we’re going through a tough time right now, but we can’t wallow in out misery. We have a final on 22 June. This is our first of these Euros. We’re going to accentuate the positive, we can’t concentrate on what we missed, this is all football, the next match is a final for us.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/18/portugal-austria-euro-2016-match-report