In a heart melting gesture Cristiano Ronaldo protects pitch invading fan from security

Srinagar, Oct 13: As Portugal maintained their perfect record in the ongoing Nations League with a 3-1 win against Poland on Saturday, the team's talisman and the football legend Cristiano Ronaldo in addition to his stellar performance won the audiences' heart with a special gesture.

A fan managed to evade security as he rushed onto the field to grab a selfie with footballing juggernaut Cristiano Ronaldo, the security personnel at the stadium chased after him, however, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United superstar intervened and allowed the fan to fulfil his dream. Ronaldo's gesture has won hearts even as it has showcased the human side of sportsmanship.

Be it donating his Golden Boot for the cause of Palestine, or his demeanour with fans in the ground, Cristiano Ronaldo, who now plays his club football for the Saudi based Al Nassr, has time and again proved his critics wrong.

The match in the Nations League saw Bernardo Silva give Portugal the lead in the 28th-minute, followed by Ronaldo making it 2-0 in the 37th-goal.

Piotr Zielinski made it 2-1 in the 78th-minute, but then a Jan Bednarek own goal in the 88th-minute settled proceedings in Portugal's favour. The match also saw Ronaldo scored for a third successive Nations League match, Azscore reported.

In the 26th-minute, Ruben Never launched a ball into the area where Bruno Fernandes set it up for Silva, who scored on the volley. Then 10 minutes later, Portugal made a counterattack via Rafael Leao, whose shot came back off the post. Ronaldo was the fastest to react, scoring his 133rd international goal from the rebound.

Speaking after the match, Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez hailed his side's 'competitiveness'. "We have more players (now), the competitiveness for what we are working on is growing, we are an even better prepared team after the European Championship. Our focus and total objective is the World Cup. I am happy, the attitude was incredible, the players' personality was fantastic in a difficult stadium. For us it is a very important performance. We don't want to concede goals, but the performance was very good. We're seeing new debuts, new players, who are coming into the group in a natural way," he said.