Ronaldo has participated in the European Championship for 6 consecutive times and has become the first person in the history of the European Cup, but the president has not yet opened the goal account, but Portugal still successfully qualified in the group with a stunner and 2 consecutive wins, although the last round of upset loss to Georgia, but did not affect the first place in the group. In the early morning of July 2, Beijing time, Portugal and Slovenia ushered in the knockout round, the two teams in regular time and extra time did not make any achievements, Ronaldo missed a penalty in extra time, and Sheshko missed a single knife; In the penalty shootout, Costa made three consecutive saves with the help of God, and Portugal successfully advanced to the penalty shootout 3:0.
Slovenia returned to the European Championship for the first time in 24 years, and they also completed their first record of reaching the knockout stage in their history. After the last rotation of the group stage, Martinez was naturally the main force in this game, with Leao, Ronaldo and B leading the offensive line; Palhinha, Vitinha and B Fee are in charge of the midfield; Joao Cancelo, Dias, Pepe and Nuno Mendes form the backline, while the goalkeeper is still Diogo Costa.
After the start of the game, Portugal immediately attacked, and in the 5th minute, Vitinha took a corner kick, and Dias grabbed the point and missed slightly; In the 12th minute, seat B crossed diagonally from the right, but Ronaldo and B Fei, who were outflanked at the back point, were half a beat slower; In the 33rd minute, Leao counterattacked and broke into the penalty area to win a free kick opportunity for Portugal, and Ronaldo took the penalty to bypass the wall, but unfortunately he missed the goal by grazing the crossbar.
Although Slovenia did not have too many chances, but the counterattack was also impressive, in stoppage time of the half, Leao broke through the bottom of the left side, and Palinha met the ball and fired angrily against the post and went out of the bottom line. Throughout the first half, there were a number of fast-paced transitions between the two sides, but neither was able to create too many good chances.
In the 54th minute of the second half, Ronaldo once again ushered in the opportunity to take a free kick, this time the president's powerful shot went straight to the goal, and Oblak did not dare to slack off and make a save; In the 62nd minute, Slovenia counter-attacked, and the young Seshko used his speed advantage to slip past the 41-year-old Pepe and force his way into the box, but the shot was too outrageous and did not pose a threat to Costa at all. Unable to break the deadlock on the pitch, Martinez also replaced Jota and Conceição Jr. to continue to strengthen the attack.
In the 88th minute, Jota broke the ball near the center circle and counterattacked on the spot and sent a straight stopper, Ronaldo countered offside and shot too right, Oblak attacked in time to resolve the danger, Ronaldo missed the opportunity to kill; The two sides also played 0:0 in regular time, and the game could only go into extra time.
In the 104th minute, Jota easily passed 2 defenders with the ball and entered the penalty area, Del Kucic had no choice but to put it down, referee Orsato whistled and blew a penalty, Ronaldo stood at the penalty spot, but Ronaldo's penalty was saved by Oblak bravely, and the president missed the second chance to kill the game. Ronaldo, who missed the penalty, couldn't hide his loss and shed unwilling tears, and other teammates also hurriedly stepped forward to comfort.
In the 107th minute, B Fei suddenly made a cold arrow on the periphery, and Oblak still maintained a stable state and jumped with both fists to block the ball; In the 114th minute, Pepe, who was gradually exhausted, unexpectedly made a mistake in stopping the ball, Sheshko broke the ball and drove straight into a single push, Diogo Costa responded with the world's save to keep the goal from losing; Extra-time was also unsuccessful, and the tournament also ushered in the first penalty shoot-out.
In the first round of the penalty shoot-out, Ilicic was saved by Diogo Costa; Ronaldo, who came out later, scored steadily, and after the penalty, Ronaldo also made a gesture of clasping his hands, which shows that he is still feeling guilty for the penalty he just missed. In the second round, Barkovic's penalty was also saved, and B Fei was also safely converted. In the third round, Costa saved another penalty kick from Welbic and B hit it in the third round. Portugal won 3-0 on penalties to advance and will play France in the last eight.