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Without their great star Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal began the defense of the Nations League title with a clear victory, after beating Croatia 4-1 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
In the 90 minutes the hosts had a total advantage and in addition to the three shots, they hit the same number of rays.
Joao Félix opened the scoring in minute 41, and in minute 58 Diogo Jota doubled the advantage of the European champion. In the 70’s Joao Félix ended the intrigue in the party. In the end, Bruno Petkovic got it right for the guests, and then substitute Andre Silva scored for the final 4: 1.
Thus, Portugal started with a victory in the group and accumulated 3 points. The same is the case with France. The “Gallos” lied with 1: 0 as Sweden guest with a goal from Killian Mbape.
In the next round, the Scandinavians host Portugal and Croatia visit Paris. Both games will be played on September 8.
In the first half, the hosts missed a dozen goal positions. First Joao Félix made a good shot after a solo attack, but Dominik Livakovic killed the ball that went to the left corner.
Then the goalkeeper fired a shot at Rafael Guerreiro. In the 23rd minute, Felix shot hard and hit the left crossbar, and Guerrero was unable to score in extra time. 120 seconds later, Pepe missed a goal twice. First, Livakovic hit his header, with the addition of veteran Dinamo Zagreb point guard miraculously managed to intervene again.
Then the right pillar assisted the guests after Diogo Jota hit his head. In the 34th minute, Guerrero fired a dangerous shot and the crossbar saved Croatia for the third time in the match.
This led to the 41st minute, when the logical thing happened and Portugal went ahead. Then Cancello came in, nobody found him and the Manchester City player with a famous blow beat Livakovic by 1: 0!
After the break, things did not change on the pitch and the hosts continued to create dangerous situations. In the 51st minute Felix could have doubled the European champion’s lead, but a defender managed to clear at the last minute.
Then Bruno Fernandes fired from a play from the edge of the penalty area, but Livakovic deflected. In the 58th minute, Croatia broke for the second time in the match. Guerrero took Jota out with a perfect long pass, entered the penalty area and with an accurate shot in the lower right corner he raised to 2-0 for Portugal!
In minute 70, Felix put an end to the dispute. The Atlético de Madrid forward received a pass in front of the penalty spot and shot to the ground. The ball went under the goalkeeper’s plunge and flew into his net for the third time in the match!
In the last minute, subsidiary Bruno Petkovic scored the goal of honor for the world runner-up after a shot very close. But that was not all in the game and in minute 94 André Silva, who had just appeared on the field, formed the final result. The Eintracht Frankfurt forward was accurate with a one-touch play after Pepe’s assist.
Portugal – Croatia 4: 1
Goal scorers: 1: 0 Cancello (41), 2: 0 Jota (58), 3: 0 Felix (70), 3: 1 Petkovic (90), 4: 1 A. Silva (90 + 4)
Portugal: López, Guerrero, Díaz, Pepe, Cancello, Fernandes, Pereira, Moutinho (82-Oliveira), B. Silva (78-Trinkao), Jota, Félix (88-A. Silva)
Breeder: Fernando Santos
Croatia: Livakovic, Jedvaj, Lovren, Vida, Barisic, Kovacic, Pasalic (61-Brozovic), Brekalo (61-Perisic), Vlasic, Rebic, Kramaric (74-Petkovic)
Breeder: Zlatko Dalic
Stadium: “Estadio do Dragao”
Judge: Davide mass
Yellow cards: Jedvaj, Barisic (Croatia)
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