Portugal vs Czechia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeaguePortugal ease past Czech Republic with Joao Cancelo, Goncalo Guedes strikes
Joao Cancelo and Goncalo Guedes scored as Portugal secured a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in their UEFA Nations League clash on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
- 3': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
- 3': Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': William Carvalho (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 5': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Milan Havel (Czech Republic).
- 8': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
- 10': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 14': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic).
- 15': Attempt blocked. William Carvalho (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
- 15': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jan Kuchta.
- 17': Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milan Havel with a headed pass.
- 18': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
- 20': Foul by Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic).
- 20': Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
- 22': Offside, Czech Republic. Tomas Soucek tries a through ball, but Milan Havel is caught offside.
- 22': Ales Mateju (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
- 24': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota following a fast break.
- 24': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic).
- 25': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 25': Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 29': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ondrej Lingr.
- 31': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Pepe.
- 31': Attempt missed. Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 33': Goal! Portugal 1, Czech Republic 0. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 35': Foul by Ales Mateju (Czech Republic).
- 35': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Ales Mateju (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Portugal 2, Czech Republic 0. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball.
- 39': Foul by Danilo Pereira (Portugal).
- 39': Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
- 41': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal).
- 42': Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 44': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
- 45': Ales Mateju (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
- 45'+1': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jindrich Stanek.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. William Carvalho (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jakub Pesek replaces Ondrej Lingr.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Jemelka replaces Milan Havel.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Jurecka replaces Jan Kuchta.
- 46': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 46': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
- 48': Offside, Czech Republic. Michal Sadílek tries a through ball, but Václav Jurecka is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
- 49': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Václav Jemelka (Czech Republic).
- 50': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 51': Václav Jemelka (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
- 57': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 60': Attempt missed. Václav Jurecka (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Hlozek following a fast break.
- 61': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 64': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
- 64': Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Ales Mateju (Czech Republic).
- 64': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 67': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
- 67': Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 68': Substitution, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes replaces William Carvalho.
- 71': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 71': Attempt missed. Václav Jurecka (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jakub Pesek with a through ball.
- 72': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
- 72': Václav Jemelka (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Vlkanova replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 76': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 80': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces Diogo Jota.
- 80': Substitution, Czech Republic. Alex Král replaces Ales Mateju.
- 81': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 82': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 84': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Raphaël Guerreiro.
- 85': Foul by Alex Král (Czech Republic).
- 85': Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Adam Vlkanova (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 87': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
- 87': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Rafael Leão (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 88': Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces Rúben Neves.
- 89': Adam Vlkanova (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
- 89': João Cancelo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Adam Vlkanova (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by João Moutinho (Portugal).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Czech Republic 0.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Czech Republic 0.
Statistics
 CZE |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.7 | Possession | 63.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 331 | Accurate Passes | 624 |
| 406 | Passes | 702 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 44,100
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 44,100
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel | 6 | -8 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 13 | Danilo Pereira |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 18 | Rúben Neves |
| 5 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 20 | João Cancelo |
| 14 | William Carvalho  |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
| 21 | Diogo Jota |
| 17 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Czechia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jindrich Stanek (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Brabec |
| 13 | Ales Mateju |
| 2 | David Zima |
| 15 | Michal Sadílek |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 12 | Milan Havel |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 10 | Jan Kuchta |
| 9 | Adam Hlozek |
| 19 | Ondrej Lingr |
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