At 3 o'clock in the morning on July 2, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the European Cup ushered in a contest, with Portugal versus Slovenia.
The starting line-ups for both teams are as follows:
"Red" is the attacking picture of the Portuguese team
"Gray" is the Slovenian offensive picture
In the 3rd minute, Portugal took the lead in sending a high-quality cross from the right side, and Leao's goal-grabbing goal at the back post was touched by the defender.
In the fourth minute, Portugal took a corner from the left from Vitinha, and after a scramble, Ruben Dias' slightly adjusted volley went wide of the near post.
In the 7th minute, Portugal ushered in another attacking opportunity through the midfield battle, Leao immediately sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area, but Ronaldo's stop was slightly too large to miss the opportunity to shoot, and the Slovenian team also took the ball away from the danger zone steadily.
In the 13th minute, the Portuguese team continued to attack, this time it was the B seat on the right side of the dodge angle sent a cross of extremely high quality, but unfortunately B Fei's outflanking attack at the back post was a little less hot.
In the 24th minute, after the Portugal team failed to attack in the front, it used active counter-robbery to get a second chance to attack, and when B Fei's attack was confiscated by the goalkeeper, the referee also awarded the attacker's handball foul.
In the 30th minute, Cancelo forced a breakthrough along the right rib and picked the ball towards the goal, although Ronaldo fought for the first place, but failed to pose much threat, goalkeeper Oblak easily confiscated the ball.
In the 31st minute, Portugal had a chance to counterattack, Leao was tackled to the ground by the opponent's No. 21 Del Kucic when he rushed along the middle, and the referee also showed him a yellow card.
Cristiano Ronaldo's ensuing free-kick was dangerous, and the ball went just over the woodwork.
In the 37th minute, Portugal got another free kick opportunity on the side, this time it was still Ronaldo who did it, but this shot flew directly off the bottom line.
In the 38th minute, Slovenia tore apart Portugal's defence with an attack from the right, and after the ball was crossed to the middle, Nuno Mendes' follow-up clearance helped the team clear the danger.
In the 39th minute, Slovenia took a tactical corner, but No. 22 Chelin was slightly reckless.
In the 43rd minute, the Slovenian team formed another wave of attacks along the middle, and the long-range shot completed by the high school striker No. 11 Sesko with a slight dribble was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
In the 45+2nd minute, Leao used his super personal ability on the left side to get rid of the defender, and then controlled the ball and sent a cross to the middle, and the low shot completed by No. 6 Palinha in the back was powerful, and the ball finally hit the outside of the post and bounced off the bottom line.
At the end of the first half, the two teams ended with a 0-0 scoreline.
In the second half, it was easy to play again
In the 46th minute, Portugal took the lead, Cancelo's cross sent after dodging along the right side was broken by the defender, and the volley completed by the B seat failed to hold the ball down.
In the 50th minute, the Slovenian team organized an attack along the middle, after Sesko sent the ball, Sporal chose to knock back in the face of the attacking goalkeeper, and his teammates took advantage of the situation to pick the ball in front of the goal, when Sesko's header went wide of the left post, the linesman also raised the flag for offside.
In the 54th minute, Portugal got a good free kick opportunity, and Ronaldo's powerful shot after running was blocked by goalkeeper Oblak.
In the 58th minute, the Slovenian team launched an attack with a strong sideline ball tactic, and Cherin flew directly out of the bottom line with a volley completed by clearing.
In the 61st minute, Slovenia had a chance to counterattack, Sesko used his strong physicality to get rid of Pepe's marking, but the final kick failed to kick the quality, and the ball was a little off-target.
In the 71st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick went just over the crossbar.
In the 88th minute, Portugal got a great chance to score through a through ball on the left rib, but Ronaldo's final shot was securely confiscated by goalkeeper Oblak.
In the end, the two teams were still tied 0-0 within 90 minutes, and the winner had to be decided in extra-time.
Extra time
In the 94th minute, Cancelo's stop at the back was slightly wide to give the opponent an attacking opportunity, and Welbic completed a long-range shot after a slight dribble, and the ball hit the defender and went out of the line.
In the 102nd minute, Jota tripped and fell to the ground after dribbling the ball along the middle to the penalty area, and the referee hesitated for a moment to award Portugal a penalty.
However, Ronaldo's ball was saved by Oblak, and the atmosphere of the game was really suffocating.
In the 107th minute, Portugal took advantage of a free kick opportunity to complete a header in the penalty area, and the ball was again saved by goalkeeper Oblak.
In the 114th minute, Pepe's mistake at the back gave the opponent a one-on-one chance, but Sesko then completed the push from a slightly correct angle, and goalkeeper Diogo Costa saved the tide for Portugal.
In 30 minutes of extra time, the two teams still exchanged scores of 0-0, and finally had to go through a penalty shootout to determine a place in the last eight.
Penalty shootout
Round 1
Slovenia× Portugal √
Second round
Slovenia× Portugal √
Round 3
Slovenia× Portugal √
In the end, it took only three rounds for Portugal to win the penalty and make it to the quarter-finals of the tournament.