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Yesterday the leader of the Portuguese national team Cristiano Ronaldo once again made headlines. The 36-year-old forward defeated the Israeli national team goalkeeper in a friendly match, further increasing his goal tally among the Portuguese ranks. The veteran, who has scored the most goals (104) for his country's national team while still actively playing, surpasses his closest competitors significantly. On this occasion, UEFA counted which national teams suffered the most from C. Ronaldo over 175 matches. The player has scored the most goals against Lithuania and Sweden (7 goals each), also disappointing Andorra and Luxembourg teams six times each, and hitting the target five times against Latvia and Armenia. The statistics also show when he prefers to score goals during matches. First half: 42 goals - 1-10 minutes: 10 (3 penalties) - 11-20 minutes: 2 - 21-30 minutes: 14 (3) - 31-40 minutes: 9 (2) - 41-until the end of the first half: 7 goals. Second half: 62 goals - 46-55 minutes: 9 - 56-65 minutes: 14 - 66-75 minutes: 8 (1) - 76-85 minutes: 19 (2) - 86-until the end of the match: 12 goals.
