I was asked to take the fifth kick: Ronaldo
Updated On: 29 June, 2012 07:54 AM IST | | Agencies
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed that he agreed to take the fifth penalty in the shoot-out in his side's Euro 2012 semi-final defeat to Spain.
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The Seleccao lost the match after Joao Moutinho and Bruno Alves both failed from the spot, with Ronaldo — who usually takes their penalties — not having had the chance to beat Iker Casillas. “I was going to take the fifth penalty but we missed two,” said Ronaldo. “It was just a question of me speaking with the coach. He said to me: ‘Do you want to take the fifth one?’ and I said ‘yes’. Sometimes I take the first, the second or the third. I agreed to take the fifth.
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