Portugal vs Cyprus, 2017 International Friendly, International Friendly

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Portugal

3': João Moutinho
42': João Moutinho
63': Pizzi
70': André Silva

FT
4 - 0

Cyprus

Joao Moutinho's free kicks inspire Portugal to victory over Cyprus

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus).
2': João Mário (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Goal! Portugal 1, Cyprus 0. João Moutinho (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
7': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
7': Renato Margaca (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
10': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nani.
11': Attempt blocked. Nani (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Moutinho.
11': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
11': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
11': Renato Margaca (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Renato Margaca (Cyprus).
12': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
15': Renato Margaca (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
18': Dangerous play by João Moutinho (Portugal).
18': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
18': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
19': João Moutinho (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
21': João Mário (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nektarious Alexandrou.
23': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
24': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
25': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
25': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
26': Hand ball by André Silva (Portugal).
27': Offside, Portugal. Eliseu tries a through ball, but André Silva is caught offside.
30': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliseu.
31': Attempt missed. Nani (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
32': André Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Nektarious Alexandrou (Cyprus).
33': Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Nani (Portugal).
34': Offside, Cyprus. Antonis Georgallidis tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
35': Foul by Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus).
35': Nani (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Andreas Makris (Cyprus).
38': Attempt blocked. Eliseu (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Renato Margaca.
41': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
41': João Mário (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Goal! Portugal 2, Cyprus 0. João Moutinho (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
44': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Renato Margaca (Cyprus).
45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Cyprus 0.
45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Cyprus 0.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Adrien Silva replaces João Moutinho.
45': Substitution, Portugal. André Gomes replaces João Mário.
45': Substitution, Portugal. Gelson Martins replaces Bernardo Silva.
45': Substitution, Portugal. William Carvalho replaces Danilo Pereira.
47': Adrien Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
48': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Eliseu.
48': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by José Fonte.
49': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Nani.
51': Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by José Fonte (Portugal).
52': Attempt saved. Andreas Makris (Cyprus) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
52': Hand ball by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
54': Offside, Portugal. Adrien Silva tries a through ball, but Cédric Soares is caught offside.
57': Foul by Luís Neto (Portugal).
57': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Avraam replaces Konstantinos Charalambidis.
60': Substitution, Portugal. Pizzi replaces Nani.
61': Substitution, Cyprus. Nestoras Mytidis replaces Chambos Kyriakou.
63': Goal! Portugal 3, Cyprus 0. Pizzi (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Silva.
67': Substitution, Portugal. Nelsinho replaces Cédric Soares.
68': Substitution, Cyprus. Nicholas Ioannou replaces Nektarious Alexandrou.
68': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
68': Nestoras Mytidis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Adrien Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
70': Goal! Portugal 4, Cyprus 0. André Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by André Gomes with a cross.
70': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Englezou replaces Andreas Makris.
71': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
75': Foul by Adrien Silva (Portugal).
75': Nikos Englezou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
75': Rui Patrício (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgos Economides replaces Pieros Sotiriou.
79': Attempt saved. Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
80': Adrien Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Giorgos Economides (Cyprus).
80': Attempt missed. André Gomes (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by André Silva with a cross.
82': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Stylianou replaces Jason Demetriou.
82': Foul by Renato Margaca (Cyprus).
82': Pizzi (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Adrien Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nelsinho.
83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Marios Stylianou.
84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nikos Englezou.
84': Antonis Georgallidis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Luís Neto (Portugal).
86': Attempt missed. Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nestoras Mytidis with a headed pass.
88': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
88': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Kostas Laifis (Cyprus).
88': Pizzi (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Gelson Martins (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by André Gomes.
90'+1': Foul by Adrien Silva (Portugal).
90'+1': Nikos Englezou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Adrien Silva.
90'+2': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Eliseu.
90'+3': Foul by Nestoras Mytidis (Cyprus).
90'+3': Rui Patrício (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 4, Cyprus 0.
90'+3': Match ends, Portugal 4, Cyprus 0.

Statistics

CYP		POR
19	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
34.7	Possession	65.3
3	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	6
0.7	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
180	Accurate Passes	441
279	Passes	532
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
12	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	62
30	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	16
25	Tackles	25
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	14
19	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Location: Estoril, Portugal
Attendance: 5,128

Line-Ups

Portugal (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	José Fonte
4	Luís Neto
19	Eliseu
21	Cédric
13	Danilo Pereira
8	João Moutinho
10	João Mário
11	Bernardo Silva
17	Nani
9	André Silva

Portugal Substitutes:

Adrien Silva, Nélson Semedo, Beto, Bruno Alves, André Gomes, William Carvalho, Pizzi, Gelson Martins, José Sá, Raphaël Guerreiro.

Cyprus (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Antonis Georgallides (GK)
19	Konstantinos Laifis
23	Fanos Katelaris
11	Nektarios Alexandrou
6	Jason Demetriou
18	Kostakis Artymatas
17	Margaça
16	Charis Kyriakou
8	Pieros Soteriou
21	Andreas Makris
10	Konstantinos Charalampidis

Cyprus Substitutes:

Nikos Englezou, Marios Stylianou, Nicholas Ioannou, Andreas Avraam, Andreas Kyriakou, Ilias Charalambous, Demetris Christofi, Nestoras Mytides, Giorgos Economides.

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