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FT Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Portugal WWLWL 4
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Estádio José Alvalade · 43,621 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Fernandes nets two as Portugal trounce Nigeria ahead of World Cup

Bruno Fernandes scored twice in the first half and debutant Goncalo Ramos and Joao Mario added late goals as Portugal crushed Nigeria 4-0.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
3
38.9
Possession
61.1
4
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
345
Accurate Passes
581
408
Passes
642
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
0
7
Crosses
13
0.0
Cross %
0.0
44
Long Balls
40
27
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.6
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
16
14
Tackles
27
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
11
11
Effective Clearances
11
11
Clearances
11

Lineups

POR · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 24António SilvaCD-L
  3. 4Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 14William CarvalhoDM
  5. 19Nuno MendesLB
  6. 2Diogo DalotRB
  7. 10Bernardo SilvaAM
  8. 25OtávioLM
  9. 8Bruno FernandesRM
  10. 11João FélixCF-L
  11. 9André SilvaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20João CanceloSUB
  2. 22Diogo CostaSUB
  3. 17João MárioSUB
  4. 13Danilo PereiraSUB
  5. 26Gonçalo RamosSUB
  6. 21Ricardo HortaSUB
  7. 12José SáSUB
  8. 5Raphaël GuerreiroSUB
  9. 23Matheus NunesSUB
  10. 15Rafael LeãoSUB
  11. 3PepeSUB
  12. 6João PalhinhaSUB
  13. 18Rúben NevesSUB
  14. 16VitinhaSUB

NGA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 23Francis UzohoG
  2. 6Kevin AkpogumaCD-L
  3. 5William Troost-EkongCD-R
  4. 17Calvin BasseyLB
  5. 2Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 18Alex IwobiCM-L
  7. 4Wilfred NdidiCM-R
  8. 15Moses SimonLM
  9. 7Ademola LookmanRM
  10. 12Terem MoffiF
  11. 10Joe AriboRCF

Substitutes

  1. 21Tyronne EbuehiSUB
  2. 8Peter EteboSUB
  3. 9Cyriel DessersSUB
  4. 22Bruno OnyemaechiSUB
  5. 13Emmanuel DennisSUB
  6. 11Samuel ChukwuezeSUB
  7. 19Paul OnuachuSUB
  8. 3Chidiebube DuruSUB
  9. 16Adabayo AdeleySUB
  10. 1Maduka OkoyeSUB
  11. 20Chidozie AwaziemSUB
  12. 14Frank OnyekaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Portugal 1, Nigeria 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  2. 35' Goal! Portugal 2, Nigeria 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Ademola Lookman.
  4. 45' Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
  5. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Raphaël Guerreiro replaces Rúben Dias.
  6. 45' Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bernardo Silva.
  7. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Pepe replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  8. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Nuno Mendes.
  9. 58' Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Terem Moffi.
  10. 67' Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces André Silva.
  11. 69' Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Etebo replaces Joe Aribo.
  12. 76' Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Moses Simon.
  13. 76' Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Otávio.
  14. 81' Penalty saved! Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  15. 81' Peter Etebo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 82' Goal! Portugal 3, Nigeria 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
  17. 84' Goal! Portugal 4, Nigeria 0. João Mário (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
  18. 90' Ricardo Horta (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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