So awful!! Cristiano Ronaldo defensive mistake leads to South Korea’s equalizer against Portugal – See Video

Cristiano Ronaldo defensive mistake leads to Korea’s equalizer. Kim Young-Gwon took advantage of a loose ball after hitting the back of the Portuguese.

South Korea put in there effort and found a reward in the 26th minute from a corner thanks to a mistake by Cristiano in defense that Kim Young-Gwon took advantage of. The ball was left loose in the area after hitting CR7’s back and the Asian player did not waste it.

Portugal allowed their early advantage against South Korea slip thanks to an error from Cristiano Ronaldo. Fernando Santos’s side had stormed into an early lead thanks to a goal from Ricardo Horta after just five minutes .

This was the same mistake that leads to the goal scored by Portugal in the 5th minute. A long ball from Pepe to Dalot was delivered back by the winger for Ricardo Horta to shoot past Seung-Gyu Kim.

Later on Ronaldo was seeking a goal to equal Portugal’s overall World Cup record of nine scored by the great Eusebio, had his first chance just after the half-hour mark with a solo effort which Kim Seung-gyu saved.

The Portugal captain had another one-on-one with Kim but his effort was too weak to trouble the keeper and he was given a rest in the 65th minute when replaced by striker Andre Silva.