`PK missed tears → penalty shootout win' Ronaldo laughed while crying `This is soccer.'

Jul 02, 2024

"The beginning was sadness, the end was joy. That's football."

Cristiano Ronaldo, who succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals after a long struggle in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 against Slovenia, expressed his overwhelming emotion.

Portugal was 0-0 in the round of 16 of the Euro 2024 against Slovenia at Frankfurt Arena in Germany on the 2nd (Korea time), and advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to the crazy super save of goalkeeper Diogo Costa, born in 1999, in a desperate penalty shootout. It will face France in the quarterfinals at 4 a.m. on the 6th.

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Portugal's captain and sixth Euro 'Living Legend' Ronaldo traveled between hell and heaven on the same day. He lost a chance to decide the game in the 14th minute of extra time. Diogo Jota induced a foul from Slovenia's defense while digging into the box and won a golden penalty. Confident Ronaldo stood in front of the net and no one doubted. However, Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak threw himself into the right side of the goal and blocked Ronaldo's kick. Ronaldo, who shot 20 times in the tournament but did not taste the goal, shed tears after the first half of the extra period, and his teammates hugged him and comforted him. The penalty shootout that followed, and the first kicker was Ronaldo again. This time, the left side of the goal and a sharp shot cut the net. Ronaldo made a gesture of sorry for missing the penalty to the fans with a look of relief. Starting with Ronaldo, all aces such as Bruno Fernandes and Bernardu Silva shook the net, and all three Slovenian shots were blocked by Diogo Costa's good defense, and the penalty shootout theater ended early with a score of 3-0. Ronaldo embraced Costa and expressed his excitement and enjoyed the joy of going to the quarterfinals with a bright smile.

In a post-match interview, Ronaldo said "The beginning was sadness, the end was joy. That's soccer, it's an unexplained moment. He said. "I didn't succeed in a penalty that could give the team the lead. The opposing goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, saved it well. I'm not sure if I shot the penalty well or not, but I've never missed it this year, and Oblak saved it when I needed to score the most. "

On Portugal's advance to the quarterfinals, Ronaldo said, "Portugal always dominated and pressed hard, but for one reason or another they failed to score. The stadium was not good and it was very difficult, but considering everything, we were better. Portugal deserved to win because Portugal had more power. Slovenia focused on defense almost the entire game. It was a very tough game." "Congratulations to our entire team, especially to our goalkeeper for making three saves in the shootout."

"We are still very excited. I want to give joy and happiness to our fans while enjoying our game. This is our life and how we live our lives."

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

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`PK missed tears → penalty shootout win' Ronaldo laughed while crying `This is soccer.'

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