After 5 days of competition, the first 5 groups of the European Cup have ended the first round of competition, in the early morning of June 19, Beijing time, the first round of the last group was officially launched, Ronaldo led Portugal officially debuted to face the Czech Republic, in the case of conceding a goal first, Mendes made an own goal, Jota goal was blown, Conceição Jr. staged a stunner drama, Portugal 2:1 difficult to complete the reversal.
Portugal were on fire in qualifying, scoring the most goals and conceding the fewest goals, and after a series of hates at the last European Championship and World Cup, Ronaldo once again led his team to attack the Delaunay Cup. The Czech Republic are also a force to be reckoned with, as they have the youngest average age in the tournament and beat the Netherlands to reach the last eight at the last European Championship.
Martinez changed the score to a 3-5-2 system in the first game: Diogo Costa held the goal, and Dias, Pepe and Dalot formed the backline; Nuno Mendes and Joao Cancelo split the wings; Vitinha, B and B Fei in midfield; Rafael Leao and Cristiano Ronaldo are attacking in attack. Ronaldo also ushered in his 6th European Cup, becoming the first player in history to make 6 appearances in the European Championship; Pepe, on the other hand, became the oldest player to appear in the European Championship at the age of 41.
As the referee blew the whistle, the Czech Republic, which knew that its hard power was inferior to its opponent, was heavily guarded in the backfield, and Portugal almost suppressed the Czech Republic in the backfield; However, the Czechs relied on a tough defense to make it difficult for Portugal to attack; In the 23rd minute, B Fei suddenly fell sharply and grazed the crossbar and missed slightly; In the 25th minute, the center circle of seat B sent a precise diagonal stopper, and B Fei advanced the diagonal cross on the right side, and Leao outflanked it by half a beat.
In the 31st minute, B Fei was directly plugged into place, Ronaldo stepped forward to push, and Starniek reacted quickly to resolve the danger. In the 33rd minute, Ronaldo made the ball with his heel, and Vitinha's push in the penalty area was blocked from the bottom line; Portugal had 75% possession and 8-1 shots on goal in the first half, but only Cristiano Ronaldo had two shots on target and all other shots were off target.
In the second half, Portugal still suppressed the first half, but it never blossomed; And the successive wasted opportunities also made Portugal suffer; In the 62nd minute, Dojera's cross from the left was blocked, the two-point Caofal unloaded the ball and knocked it back, Provod's long shot from the periphery of the penalty area hit a perfect arc, Diogo Costa flew and still couldn't stop the ball into the net, 0:1! The Czechs, who were almost suppressed for most of the half, took the lead. Unexpectedly behind, Martinez immediately brought on Jota to try to make a change.
In the 69th minute, B held the ball in the penalty area to get rid of the knockback, Vitinha crossed directly without stopping, and Mendes' header from the ambush at the back point caused chaos in front of the goal, Starniek made a mistake in attacking and getting rid of his hand, and Hlanaki accidentally blocked the ball into his own door, 1:1! Portugal was lucky to equalize, and at the same time, there have been 3 own goals in this European Cup, and they are currently ranked first in the "scorer list".
After the equalizer, Portugal continued to press hard, and in the 77th minute, Ronaldo and B Fei collided with the wall and passed back, Vitinha decisively shot from a distance, and this time Starniek fell to the ground to seal the ball; In the 87th minute, Cancelo crossed diagonally, Ronaldo jumped high and hit the goal frame with a header, Jota followed up with a header and shot into the net, but unfortunately Ronaldo's header was slightly offside and the goal was invalid. In the final moments, Martinez let go of Neto and Conceição Jr., and the adjustment was unexpected.
In the 92nd minute, Neto forced a breakthrough cross on the left side, Hlanacki fell to the ground and failed to intercept, and Conceição Jr. pushed in front of the goal to stage a stunner, 2:1! It was with this hard-won goal that Portugal won the first win 2:1, but because Turkey won 3:1, Portugal missed the first place in the group because of goal difference.