Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score in four European championships.
The Portugal superstar has endured a frustrating campaign at Euro 2016 but finally got off the mark against Hungary.
He has now scored at the tournament in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.
After failing to find a way past Iceland and then missing a penalty against Austria, the pressure was on Ronaldo going into the final Group F clash.
And with Portugal trailing 2-1, he stepped up to the plate, turning home Joao Mario's cross with a stunning backheel.
Hungary managed to regain the lead before Ronaldo headed home Mario's cross for his second.
As a result, Portugal managed to scrape through qualification and set up a tasty-looking tie with Croatia in the last-16 of the competition after finishing second in their group.
Ronaldo scored his first European Championship goal in the Euro 2004 opener against Greece in his home name. Despite scoring, Portugal went on to lose 2-1. They would also lose the final to Greece.
He scored once more in that tournament as he netted the opener in the 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
Euro 2008 was a little less successful, as Ronaldo only scored the once.
He put his side 2-1 up in the 3-1 group stage victory over the Czech Republic in Geneva.
At Euro 2012, Ronaldo added a further three goals to his Euros tally - all against opponents he had scored past previously.
He scored both of the goals in the 2-1 comeback victory over the Netherlands, before notching the decisive strike in the 1-0 win over the Czech Republic just four days later.
And with his strikes against Hungary, he gave himself hope of becoming theEuropean Championship's all-time leading goalscorer, as he sits on eight - one goal behind Michel Platini
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