Portugal vs Morocco, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Referee Anton Averianov
- Referee Jair Marrufo
- Referee Mark Geiger
- Referee Joe Fletcher
- Referee Frank Anderson
- Referee Simon Lount
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Portugal gets underway.
- 4' Cristiano Ronaldo puts Portugal on the lead.
- 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portugal that had 120 games and scored 36 goals.
- 14' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morocco needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Faycal Fajr, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Morocco receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 40.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Cedric suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' The travelling Morocco supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
- 59' Gelson Martins is replacing Bernardo Silva for the Portugal side.
- 64' Hakim Ziyech needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 69' It is a substitution in Morocco team. Khalid Boutaib is replaced by Ayoub El Kaabi on 69 minute.
- 70' Another change for Portugal made on 70 minute. Joao Mario leaves to be changed by Bruno Fernandes.
- 75' Mehdi Carcela is replacing Younes Belhanda for the Morocco side.
- 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Portugal is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' It’s high time Fernando Santos made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 86' Morocco manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Faycal Fajr is hanging Karim El Ahmadi on the field on 86 minute.
- 89' The Portugal manager makes a substitution. Joao Moutinho departs to be replaced by Adrien Silva.
- 90' The referee shows Portugal player a Yellow card on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portugal players.
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Portugal
Starting XI- 21
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Bernardo Silva ↓ Gelson Martins 59'
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Joao Moutinho ↓ Adrien Silva 89'
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Joao Mario ↓ Bruno Fernandes 70'
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Bench-
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Adrien Silva ↑ 89'
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Gelson Martins ↑ 59'
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Bruno Fernandes ↑ 70'
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Coach Fernando SantosMorocco
Starting XI- 17
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Younes Belhanda ↓ Mehdi Carcela 75'
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Karim El Ahmadi ↓ Faycal Fajr 86'
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Khalid Boutaib ↓ Ayoub El Kaabi 69'
Bench- 21
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Faycal Fajr ↑ 86'
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Ayoub El Kaabi ↑ 69'
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Mehdi Carcela ↑ 75'
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Coach Herve Renard -
Head to Head
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