International Friendly

Portugal vs Qatar, 2021 International Friendly

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Portugal
  • 37': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 48': José Fonte
  • 90': André Silva
FT
3 - 0
Qatar

    Portugal beat World Cup hosts Qatar as Cristiano Ronaldo extends goals record

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 112th international goal as Portugal eased to a 3-0 friendly win against 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
    • 5': Foul by Abdulaziz Hatim (Qatar).
    • 5': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 7': Foul by João Mário (Portugal).
    • 7': Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Offside, Portugal. André Silva tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Nunes with a through ball.
    • 11': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Saad Al Sheeb.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Saad Al Sheeb.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
    • 19': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 22': Offside, Qatar. Abdelkarim Hassan tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
    • 28': Foul by Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar).
    • 28': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
    • 32': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
    • 32': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': William Carvalho (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 34': Offside, Portugal. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 35': Offside, Qatar. Karim Boudiaf tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt missed. João Mário (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 37': Goal! Portugal 1, Qatar 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Tarek Salman (Qatar).
    • 41': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
    • 43': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by João Mário (Portugal).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Homam Ahmed (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Miguel.
    • 44': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
    • 44': Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is just a bit too high. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Qatar 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Qatar 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Nuno Mendes.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 46': Offside, Portugal. André Silva tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
    • 47': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
    • 48': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
    • 48': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Attempt saved. William Carvalho (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 48': Goal! Portugal 2, Qatar 0. José Fonte (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
    • 49': Offside, Qatar. Bassam Al Rawi tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Tarek Salman.
    • 53': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Pedro Miguel.
    • 55': Foul by Akram Afif (Qatar).
    • 55': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Akram Afif (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. William Carvalho (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
    • 56': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Carvalho.
    • 58': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Nunes following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Fonte.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
    • 61': Substitution, Portugal. Bernardo Silva replaces William Carvalho.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 64': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
    • 68': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Karim Boudiaf.
    • 71': Substitution, Qatar. Abdullah Al Ahrak replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
    • 71': Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces João Mário.
    • 71': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces Matheus Nunes.
    • 73': Attempt saved. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass.
    • 73': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 74': Offside, Portugal. João Palhinha tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Qatar. Yusuf Abdurisag replaces Almoez Ali.
    • 76': Substitution, Qatar. Assim Madibo replaces Karim Boudiaf.
    • 81': Rafael Leão (Portugal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 82': Hand ball by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danilo Pereira.
    • 84': Abdulaziz Hatim (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
    • 84': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Assim Madibo (Qatar).
    • 84': Assim Madibo (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Abdelkarim Hassan.
    • 86': Foul by Yusuf Abdurisag (Qatar).
    • 86': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 86': Rafael Leão (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
    • 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Homam Ahmed.
    • 89': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Goal! Portugal 3, Qatar 0. André Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Qatar 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 3, Qatar 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 4
    0 Corner Kicks 12
    7 Saves 1
    39.7 Possession 60.3
    3 SHOTS 27
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    335 Accurate Passes 541
    409 Passes 594
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 12
    3 Crosses 39
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    52 Long Balls 21
    26 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    13 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 10
    36 Effective Clearances 1
    36 Clearances 1

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 15,087

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Diogo Costa (GK)
    13 Danilo Pereira
    6 José Fonte
    19 Nuno Mendes
    2 Diogo Dalot
    14 William Carvalho Yellow Card
    23 João Mário
    21 Matheus Nunes
    9 André Silva
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    17 Gonçalo Guedes
    Portugal Substitutes:
    João Cancelo, Rui Patrício, Bruno Fernandes, Rafael Leão, Rúben Dias, João Palhinha, Bernardo Silva, Anthony Lopes, João Moutinho, Pepe, Nélson Semedo.

    QAT Qatar (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Saad Al-Sheeb (GK)
    15 Bassam Al-Rawi
    3 Abdelkarim Hassan Yellow Card
    5 Tarek Salman
    14 Homam Ahmed
    2 Ró-Ró
    6 Abdulaziz Hatem
    12 Karim Boudiaf
    11 Akram Afif Yellow Card
    10 Hassan Al-Haydos
    19 Almoez Ali
    Qatar Substitutes:
    Abdullah Al Ahrak, Meshaal Barsham, Ahmad Moein, Yousof Hassan, Ali Asad, Yusuf Abdurisag, Ahmed Fathi, Musaab Khidir, Mohammed Waad, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Assim Madibo, Sultan Al-Brake.

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