Home Football Watch movement EXCLUSIVE pitch invader joins Portugal’s attack, attempts to ‘hug Cristiano Ronaldo’… and the steward struggles to contain the situation!

Watch movement EXCLUSIVE pitch invader joins Portugal’s attack, attempts to ‘hug Cristiano Ronaldo’… and the steward struggles to contain the situation!

Football — 09/09/2024

The spectators were in stitches as the steward suffered a moment of forgetfulness.

Cristiano Ronaldo attempted to embrace a PITCH invader as he joined the Portgual onslaught during a victory over Scotland.

For the second time in four days, Ronaldo secured the victory for his nation, ensuring that their Nations League campaign gets off to a perfect start.

A pitch invader tried to reach Cristiano Ronaldo

A pitch invader tried to reach Cristiano RonaldoCredit: Reuters

The superstar remained unfazed moments after he notched Portugal's winner

The superstar remained unfazed moments after he notched Portugal’s winnerCredit: Reuters

The pitch invader appeared to join in the Portugal attack late in the game

The pitch invader appeared to join in the Portugal attack late in the game

Before eventually being tackled by security before making it to his idol Ronaldo

Before eventually being tackled by security before making it to his idol RonaldoIn the 88th minute, the superstar sealed the victory by tapping in from a low cross by Nuno Mendes. A few minutes later, while stoppage time was approaching, a fan tried to approach Ronaldo by coming onto the pitch.

That occurred as Portugal launched an offensive, with CR7 attempting to add a third goal.

The pitch invader missed Ronaldo on his first attempt, but some bad luck from his pursuer gave him another chance to get close to his idol.

A steward chased the supporter on the grass but slipped onto his backside at a crucial moment.

This gave the fan an opportunity to go closer to Ronaldo, but the former Real Madrid player refused to oblige and maintained his distance.

Though some were irritated that Ronaldo was unable to increase to his goal total after scoring his 901st goal of his career against the Scots, most considered the incident humorous.

One supporter said: “The way the steward fell down when running after the pitch invader ”

Another added: “Shocking dive from the steward.”

A third wrote: “The pitch invader just stopped Ronaldo from scoring 902 goals. He should be jailed for life.”

Portugal leads their Nations League group after Ronaldo scored his 900th goal against Croatia and his subsequent goal against Scotland.

The visitors’ first goal came from Scott McTominay, and Bruno Fernandes, a former Manchester United teammate, tied the score with a long-range shot.