Euro 2012: Ronaldo double sends Portugal through

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Portugal entered the quarter finals of Euro 2012 after defeating Netherlands 2-1 courtesy of two goals from captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

The match was 11 minutes old when Holland's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals were given a shot in the arm.

Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben weaved a path to the edge of the area where Van der Vaart was waiting to steer an inch-perfect finish into the bottom left corner.

Maarten Stekelenburg was busy keeping Portugal out, but captain Cristiano Ronaldo would not be denied in the 28th minute.

The initial damage was done by Joao Pereira's defence-splitting pass and Ronaldo rewarded his vision with a composed first touch and slick finish.

Portugal's captain was a prominent figure on the pitch as Holland's defence was in danger of being over-run with Portugal pushing for a second.

Holland cracked in the 74th minute when a swift Portuguese counter attack ended with Nani feeding a long pass to Ronaldo who dummied his shot, took the ball into space and prodded home.