Cristiano Ronaldo Junior debut for Portugal U17, header miss goal by whisker

Portugal Under-17 team beat Andorra 4-0 for dia Euro U17 qualifier, and di match mark di debut of Cristiano Ronaldo Junior for di youth side. Di 16-year-old striker, wey dey Al Nassr youth setup, start from bench and enter for 73rd minute when Portugal don already control di game.

Di 16-year-old wear number 18, no be di number 7 wey im father make famous. E play di final 17 minutes and almost crown im first appearance with goal for 86th minute. A cross from di left find am inside di box, but im header pass just outside di post, even though two defenders dey around am.

Diego Farinha lead Portugal attack with two goals, while Kauã Miranda convert penalty and Rafael Cabral complete di 4-0 score. Di young Portuguese side use di comfortable lead to give di 16-year-old im first minutes for di U17 level.

Di debut come about one week after Cristiano Ronaldo announce say e don retire from international football after 23 years. Cristiano Ronaldo close im international career with 146 goals for 234 matches. Di young striker get two more qualifiers to try score im first U17 goal: Portugal go face Bulgaria on Saturday November 14, before meeting Serbia on Tuesday November 17, both for Lisbon.

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