Cristiano Ronaldo to the rescue

Fernando Santos' first competitive game as Portugal coach ended with a dramatic victory for Portugal thanks to a stoppage time header from superhero Cristiano Ronaldo.

 A game of few chances in the driving rain in Denmark saw Krohn-Dehli hit the post for the hosts, while Ronaldo missed a one-on-one.

This vital EURO 2016 qualifier was heading for a goalless draw until a magnificent cross in the dying seconds by substitute Quaresma was headed home by Portugal's captain to spark wild celebrations.

Santos made two changes in relation to his starting eleven against France, the two Carvalhos coming into the side, Ricardo replacing Bruno Alves at centre-back and William getting the nod ahead of André Gomes.

Early on Ronaldo forced Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (son of the legendary ex-Manchester United and Sporting keeper, Peter) into a sharp save with an angled drive.

Nani had two chances in quick succession in the twenty-sixth minute. First he scuffed his shot from twenty metres then headed over an inviting opportunity after being wonderfully set up by Ronaldo. Soon after the interval Ronaldo missed the sort of chance that is food and drink to the world’s top striker.

Danny nicked the ball on the edge of the box and played a neat pass to his captain who was all alone in front of Schmeichel. The young goalkeeper did well to close down CR7 quickly, but it has to go down as a bad miss.

As the game drifted towards stalemate Santos replace Nani, Danny and Tiago with  João Mário, Éder and Quaresma.  In the very last minute it was Quaresma who collected Moutinho's pass, ran towards the bye-line and sent over a peach of a cross that Ronaldo met perfectly to give Portugal victory and put the Seleção right back on course for Euro 2016 qualification.

With his goal in Copenhagen, Cristiano Ronaldo equalled the record of twenty-two goals in competitive UEFA qualifiers and finals. He joins Hakan Sükür (Turkey) and Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark) in the list of top scorers in official matches organised by UEFA.