Portugal vs Nigeria, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyFernandes 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 5': Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria).
- 5': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 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.
- 13': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Moses Simon.
- 21': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by António Silva.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Otávio.
- 25': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by António Silva.
- 26': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
- 27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ademola Lookman.
- 27': Attempt blocked. William Carvalho (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 30': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
- 30': Joe Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 33': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria).
- 33': Otávio (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 35': Goal! Portugal 2, Nigeria 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 40': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Rúben Dias.
- 44': António Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
- 45': Offside, Nigeria. Terem Moffi tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix with a through ball.
- 45': First Half ends, Portugal 2, Nigeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 2, Nigeria 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Frank Onyeka replaces Wilfred Ndidi.
- 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Pepe replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Raphaël Guerreiro replaces Rúben Dias.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 47': Foul by Vitinha (Portugal).
- 47': William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
- 56': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
- 56': William Carvalho (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
- 58': Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Nigeria. Paul Onuachu replaces Terem Moffi.
- 62': Foul by João Mário (Portugal).
- 62': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Otávio (Portugal).
- 63': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by André Silva (Portugal).
- 67': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces André Silva.
- 69': Hand ball by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 69': Substitution, Nigeria. Peter Etebo replaces Joe Aribo.
- 71': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 71': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 73': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
- 73': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
- 73': Attempt missed. Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 76': Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Moses Simon.
- 76': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Otávio.
- 77': Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 78': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 79': Penalty Nigeria. Bright Osayi-Samuel draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': Penalty conceded by Diogo Dalot (Portugal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 79': VAR Decision: Penalty Nigeria.
- 81': Penalty saved! Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Foul by Peter Etebo (Nigeria).
- 81': João Mário (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Peter Etebo (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 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.
- 87': Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 88': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 89': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
- 89': Ricardo Horta (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Ricardo Horta (Portugal).
- 90': Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Ricardo Horta (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Portugal 4, Nigeria 0.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 4, Nigeria 0.
Statistics
 NGA |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 43,621
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 43,621
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 24 | António Silva |
| 4 | Rúben Dias |
| 14 | William Carvalho |
| 19 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 9 | André Silva |
Nigeria (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Francis Uzoho (GK) |
| 6 | Kevin Akpoguma |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 17 | Calvin Bassey |
| 2 | Bright Osayi-Samuel |
| 18 | Alex Iwobi |
| 4 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| 15 | Moses Simon |
| 7 | Ademola Lookman |
| 12 | Terem Moffi |
| 10 | Joe Aribo |
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