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Score: Portugal 1 – 1 DR Congo
Status: 2ND Half
Kick-off Time: 6:00 PM WAT / 1:00 PM ET
Location: Houston Stadium, Texas
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FULL TIME
PORTUGAL 1-1 DR CONGO
WHAT A GAME!!!!!!!
90+1′
What a chance that is! Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) finds himself unmarked in a promising position after receiving a cross on the edge of the box and his attempt sails a whisker wide of the right post.
5 MINUTES OF ADDED TIME
88′
Nelson Semedo (Portugal) is yellow-carded for breaking the rules of the game.
84′
The referee allows time for a substitution. Vitinha will be replaced by Goncalo Ramos (Portugal).
80′
Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) is flagged for offside.
77′
Noah Sadiki has a look up and finds Cedric Bakambu (D.R. Congo) in space. He wastes no time in trying to test the keeper from distance but the shot is just wide of the left post.
75′
Sebastien Desabre has decided to substitute Arthur Masuaku and he is replaced by Joris Kayembe (D.R. Congo)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) receives a sweet pass inside the box, but his effort on goal is blocked by the defender. Portugal force a corner. They send men into the box.
RONALDO WITH YET ANOTHER MISS!!!!!
72′
Rafael Leao (Portugal) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Pedro Neto.
69′
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) does well inside the box to bring down a pass from Francisco Conceicao. He gets away a decent shot but it creeps just past the right post.
63′
Steve Kapuadi (D.R. Congo) manages a fine header towards goal, but it misses the target as the ball flies past the right post.
59′
The game is interrupted now, Nuno Mendes (Portugal) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
DR Congo are really piling the pressure on Portugal this second half
56′
A dangerous looking corner kick from Arthur Masuaku (D.R. Congo) is cleared to safety by the defence.
56′
Cedric Bakambu (D.R. Congo) attempts to find his teammate with a pass from outside the box, but the opposition’s defence is quick to react and thwarts the attack. D.R. Congo win a corner.
53′
Nuno Mendes (Portugal) sends a pass into the box, but the opposition’s defence is alert to the danger and makes a clearance.
53′
The resulting corner from Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is cleared.
50′
Cedric Bakambu (D.R. Congo) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
: Cristiano Ronaldo in the first half vs Congo!
• 0 goals
• 0 assists
• 0 shots on target
• 0 shots off target
• 0 dribbles
• 16 touches
• 16/16 passes (100%)
• 0/0 ground duels
• 0/0 aerial duels
• 0 possession lost
SECOND HALF BEGINS
Goal!!!!!
1-1 DR Congo equaliser
Wissa!!!
40′ Fourteen (14) touches for Ronaldo, only the goal keepers have fewer touches.
39′
This shall not pass! Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) lines up a shot from the edge of the box and goes for goal, but the effort is well blocked by a defender.
37′
Pedro Neto (Portugal) is unable to control an accurate defence-splitting pass properly and one of the defending players reacts well to rob him of the ball.
️ : Wayne Rooney: “Cristiano Ronaldo is very often standing in an offside position, but that’s not him being lazy, he is actually being very clever. It means that Congo constantly has to search for him.”
“And when they search for him, he automatically creates space for his teammates.”
“So just keep an eye on his positioning, it’s so clever.”
— BBC
📸 – 41 YEARS OLD BUT STILL FULL OF SKILLS, CRISTIANO RONALDO!
18. Portugal still lead congo 1-0
15′
Offside, Congo DR. Cédric Bakambu is caught offside.
12′ | YELLOW CARD FOR PORTUGAL 🟨
Bernardo Silva takes a strong challenge while outnumbered, and the referee immediately shows a yellow card to the Portugal player. The match is getting more intense in Houston.
DR Congo almost with an equaliser there!! So Close!!
Joao NEVES GOAL
5 – Goal!!!! Joao NEVES scores for Portugal
1-0
DR Congo free kick
Finally some respite for The Leopards as Moutoussamy is fouled and DR Congo win a free kick.
4 mins: Portugal 0-0 DR Congo
KICK OFF!!!!!
Portugal starting XI: D. Costa; Cancelo, Araujo, Veiga, Mendes; Fernandes, Neves, Vitinha; Silva, Ronaldo, Neto.
Portugal substitutes: Sa, Silva, Semedo, Dias, Dalot, Inacio, S. Costa, Nunes, Neves, Ramos, Felix, Trincao, Leao, Guedes, Conceicao.
DR Congo starting XI: Mpasi Nazu; Wan-Bissaka, Tuanzebe, Mbemba, Kapuadi, Masuaku; Mukau, Moutoussamy, Kayembe; Wissa, Bakumbu.
DR Congo substitutes: Fayulu, Epolo, Batubinsika, Kayembe, Kalulu, Mbuku, Bongonda, Sadiki, Tshibola, Pickel, Cipenga, Kakuta, Elia, Mayele, Banza.
