UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Portugal vs Liechtenstein, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Portugal
  • 8': João Cancelo
  • 47': Bernardo Silva
  • 51': Cristiano Ronaldo (P)
  • 63': Cristiano Ronaldo
FT
4 - 0
Liechtenstein

    Portugal win as Ronaldo nets twice in milestone appearance

    Cristiano Ronaldo tucked away a penalty and slammed home a free kick as he set a new record for the most international caps in Portugal's 4-0 win ov

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
    • 7': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Nicolas Hasler.
    • 8': Goal! Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
    • 9': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal).
    • 13': Foul by Noah Frommelt (Liechtenstein).
    • 13': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 15': Foul by Andreas Malin (Liechtenstein).
    • 15': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
    • 19': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Raphaël Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
    • 30': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
    • 30': Sandro Wolfinger (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Malin (Liechtenstein).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt saved. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 38': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 38': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Simon Lüchinger replaces Andreas Malin because of an injury.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Dias.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 47': Goal! Portugal 2, Liechtenstein 0. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Gassner.
    • 50': Penalty Portugal. João Cancelo draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 50': Penalty conceded by Jens Hofer (Liechtenstein) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Goal! Portugal 3, Liechtenstein 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 57': Offside, Portugal. João Félix tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 58': Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
    • 59': Attempt saved. Aron Sele (Liechtenstein) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Fabio Wolfinger replaces Livio Meier.
    • 60': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Jakob Lorenz replaces Philipp Gassner.
    • 61': Foul by Aron Sele (Liechtenstein).
    • 61': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Goal! Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 64': Foul by Sandro Wieser (Liechtenstein).
    • 64': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces Danilo Pereira.
    • 67': Substitution, Portugal. Rafael Leão replaces João Félix.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro.
    • 72': Attempt saved. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 72': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Benjamin Büchel.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Noah Frommelt.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Offside, Portugal. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Rúben Dias is caught offside.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 78': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 78': Substitution, Portugal. Vitinha replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) with an attempt from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 80': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Niklas Beck replaces Aron Sele.
    • 80': Substitution, Liechtenstein. Seyhan Yildiz replaces Sandro Wolfinger.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 84': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 86': Foul by Jakob Lorenz (Liechtenstein).
    • 86': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jens Hofer.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
    • 89': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bruno Fernandes.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. João Mário (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raphaël Guerreiro following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lars Traber.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Niklas Beck.
    • 90'+4': João Mário (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 4, Liechtenstein 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 12
    7 Saves 1
    17.9 Possession 82.1
    2 SHOTS 35
    1 ON GOAL 11
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    71 Accurate Passes 665
    166 Passes 736
    0.4 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    1 Crosses 41
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    67 Long Balls 30
    11 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.9
    0 Blocked Shots 11
    6 Effective Tackles 3
    15 Tackles 6
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 5
    40 Effective Clearances 2
    40 Clearances 2

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Estádio José Alvalade
    Location: Lisbon, Portugal
    Attendance: 45,370

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Portugal 10 +34 30
    2 Slovakia 10 +9 22
    3 Luxembourg 10 -6 17
    4 Iceland 10 +1 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    4 Rúben Dias
    14 Gonçalo Inacio
    13 Danilo Pereira
    6 João Palhinha
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    10 Bernardo Silva
    5 Raphaël Guerreiro
    20 João Cancelo
    11 João Félix
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Nuno Mendes, Diogo Jota, Rúben Neves, António Silva, Vitinha, João Mário, Gonçalo Ramos, Rafael Leão, Diogo Dalot, Celton Biai, José Sá, Otávio.

    LIE Liechtenstein (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Benjamin Büchel (GK)
    4 Lars Traber
    23 Jens Hofer
    6 Andreas Malin
    14 Livio Meier
    20 Sandro Wolfinger
    10 Sandro Wieser
    18 Nicolas Hasler
    17 Noah Frommelt
    8 Aron Sele
    19 Philipp Gassner
    Liechtenstein Substitutes:
    Seyhan Yildiz, Niklas Beck, Marco Wolfinger, Lorenzo Lo Russo, Fabio Wolfinger, Jakob Lorenz, Simon Lüchinger, Ridvan Kardesoglu, Martin Marxer, Noah Frick, Justin Ospelt, Andrin Netzer.

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