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Netherlands, Portugal level 1-1 at halftime

Posted June 17, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Cristiano Ronaldo,  Maarten Stekelenburg
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal at the European Championship to pull Portugal level with the Netherlands 1-1 at halftime Sunday. Rafael van der Vaart put the Dutch ahead in the 11th minute with a left-foot shot from the edge of the area that curled just inside the right post. But Portugal fought back with Ronaldo clipping the post with a low drive in the 16th before slotting the ball past Maarten Stekelenburg from short range in the 28th. With a quarterfinal place at stake, the two teams provided a gripping display of attacking football. The Netherlands has beaten Portugal only once in their past 10 meetings.
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