UEFA Nations League

FT Sunday, September 8, 2024
Scotland DLDLL 1
–
Portugal WLWLW 2
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SCO101
POR022
Estádio da Luz · 59,894 att.

Match Report

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Cristiano Ronaldo nets late goal as Portugal beat Scotland

Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late winner as Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1 to continue their strong start to the Nations League on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
12
6
Saves
1
31.8
Possession
68.2
5
SHOTS
26
2
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
198
Accurate Passes
530
275
Passes
580
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
40
0.2
Cross %
0.2
54
Long Balls
31
23
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
17
17
Tackles
21
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
6
Interceptions
8
31
Effective Clearances
11
31
Clearances
11

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-0

Lineups

POR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Diogo CostaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 4António SilvaCD-R
  4. 19Nuno MendesLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 6João PalhinhaCM
  7. 8Bruno FernandesLM
  8. 10Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 21Diogo JotaF
  10. 17Rafael LeãoLF
  11. 20Pedro NetoRF

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Angus GunnG
  2. 6Scott McKennaCD-L
  3. 5Grant HanleyCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Anthony RalstonRB
  6. 4Scott McTominayAM
  7. 23Kenny McLeanLM
  8. 8Billy GilmourRM
  9. 9Lyndon DykesF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 11Ryan ChristieAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Portugal 0, Scotland 1. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 39' Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
  4. 45' Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Pedro Neto.
  5. 51' Andy Robertson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 54' Goal! Portugal 1, Scotland 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  7. 66' Nélson Semedo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Rúben Neves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 68' Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bernardo Silva.
  10. 68' Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Rafael Leão.
  11. 74' Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Kenny McLean because of an injury.
  12. 74' Substitution, Scotland. Tommy Conway replaces Lyndon Dykes.
  13. 76' Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Nélson Semedo.
  14. 80' Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 85' Anthony Ralston (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 87' Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Morgan replaces Ryan Christie.
  17. 88' Goal! Portugal 2, Scotland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Scotland. Ben Doak replaces John McGinn.

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