"Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off as Troy Parrott fired the Republic of Ireland to a sensational 2-0 victory against Portugal to set up a qualifying showdown with Hungary. The 40-year-old Portugal captain was dismissed for elbowing defender Dara O'Shea off the ball with a little more than 30 minutes remaining at the Aviva Stadium, but Heimir Hallgrimsson's men were already well on their way to a win over the side ranked fifth in the world."
"Ronaldo was unable to make anything of a series of early chances and although the home side's forays into opposition territory were few, they grew in frequency and in the 17th minute Liam Scales found space beyond the far post to head Josh Cullen's set piece back across goal, where Parrott was perfectly placed to turn the ball home from point-blank range."
"Portugal continued to dominate possession, but their hopes suffered a blow when, after being advised to review his 59th-minute decision only to book Ronaldo for swinging an arm at O'Shea, Glenn Nyberg produced a red card after going to the monitor. There was a brief exchange between Ronaldo and Hallgrimsson on the sideline which ended in a handshake, but both men knew the game was effectively done at that point"
Republic of Ireland beat Portugal 2-0 at the Aviva Stadium as Troy Parrott scored a first-half double to put the hosts in control. Cristiano Ronaldo was dismissed late in the second half for elbowing Dara O'Shea after an initial yellow was upgraded to a red following a VAR review. Ireland defended resiliently while conceding possession, with Liam Scales and Josh Cullen helping create the opener and Caoimhín Kelleher making saves. The win sets up a qualifying showdown with Hungary, where a repeat victory would secure second place in Group F and a chance to reach the World Cup finals.
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