Czechia vs Portugal, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueDalot scores twice as Portugal thrash Czechs 4-0 in Nations League
Portugal stormed to a 4-0 win over the Czech Republic in their Nations League group A2 match on Saturday thanks to a Diogo Dalot double.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 4': Attempt missed. Václav Jemelka (Czech Republic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Král.
- 5': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 10': Offside, Czech Republic. Václav Jemelka tries a through ball, but Patrik Schick is caught offside.
- 10': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by David Zima.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by David Zima.
- 13': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 13': Tomás Vaclík (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Substitution, Czech Republic. Ondrej Kudela replaces Jakub Brabec because of an injury.
- 27': Attempt missed. Mário Rui (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. Antonín Barak (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
- 33': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 33': Goal! Czech Republic 0, Portugal 1. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 35': Attempt saved. Alex Král (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 35': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Diogo Costa.
- 39': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 43': Attempt saved. William Carvalho (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mário Rui.
- 44': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by William Carvalho.
- 45': Foul by Antonín Barak (Czech Republic).
- 45': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Goal! Czech Republic 0, Portugal 2. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Mário Rui with a cross.
- 45'+3': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Czech Republic.
- 45'+6': Penalty missed! Still Czech Republic 0, Portugal 2. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Czech Republic 0, Portugal 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 0, Portugal 2.
- 48': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
- 52': Goal! Czech Republic 0, Portugal 3. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 54': Foul by David Zima (Czech Republic).
- 54': Mário Rui (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
- 54': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Mário Rui.
- 59': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 59': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Adam Hlozek with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Adam Hlozek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 63': Antonín Barak (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by William Carvalho (Portugal).
- 63': Substitution, Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik replaces Antonín Barak.
- 64': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Cerny replaces Adam Hlozek.
- 64': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Vlkanova replaces Jaroslav Zeleny.
- 66': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Václav Jemelka with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Rafael Leão.
- 67': Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Horta replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 71': Offside, Czech Republic. Vladimír Coufal tries a through ball, but Václav Cerny is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ricardo Horta (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Mário Rui (Portugal).
- 77': Petr Sevcik (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, Portugal. João Palhinha replaces William Carvalho.
- 77': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 77': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jan Kuchta replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 81': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Petr Sevcik.
- 82': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Václav Jemelka.
- 82': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ricardo Horta with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Goal! Czech Republic 0, Portugal 4. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Danilo Pereira.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by David Zima.
- 89': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 90': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Vlkanova with a cross.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 0, Portugal 4.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 0, Portugal 4.
Statistics
 POR |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 575 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 7 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 23 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 19,322
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 19,322
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | +9 | 11 |
| 2 | Greece | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | +3 | 8 |
| 4 | Serbia | 5 | -7 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Czechia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Vaclík (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Brabec |
| 6 | Vaclav Jemelka |
| 2 | David Zima |
| 21 | Alex Král |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 3 | Jaroslav Zelený |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 10 | Patrik Schick |
| 9 | Adam Hlozek |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
Portugal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 13 | Danilo Pereira |
| 4 | Rúben Dias |
| 19 | Mário Rui |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | William Carvalho |
| 18 | Rúben Neves |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 15 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
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