Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice late on to salvage a 2-1 win for Portugal on Ireland’s last visit to the Estadio Algarve.
Republic of Ireland coach Stephen Kenny insists he cannot allow himself to wonder what might have been after his sliding doors moment in Faro.
Cristiano Ronaldo rescued Portugal as they stared World Cup qualifier defeat by the Republic of Ireland in the face “We were 1-0 ahead after 89 minutes and the game should be finished out. Cristiano Ronaldo has other ideas and the world record was on the line that night, so he was hugely motivated to break that.
He said: “No, it’s not something that’s really entered our heads. It’s not something that really we’d focus on. If we were to play any game, we’d play to win, any international game.
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