FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Portugal vs Republic of Ireland, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Portugal
  • 89': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 90'+6': Cristiano Ronaldo
FT
2 - 1
Republic of Ireland
  • 45': John Egan

Cristiano Ronaldo heroics lead Portugal to late win over Republic of Ireland

Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time leading scorer in men's international football in Portugal's 2-1 comeback victory over Republic of Ireland.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 4': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Portugal).
  • 4': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Penalty Portugal. Bruno Fernandes draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 10': Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': VAR Decision: Penalty Portugal.
  • 15': Penalty saved! Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 17': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
  • 19': Foul by Rafa (Portugal).
  • 19': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
  • 22': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Pepe.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Egan following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 28': Diogo Jota (Portugal) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 29': Offside, Portugal. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
  • 31': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).
  • 33': Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 35': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Andrew Omobamidele replaces Dara O'Shea because of an injury.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
  • 41': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andrew Omobamidele.
  • 43': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 44': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 45': Goal! Portugal 0, Republic of Ireland 1. John Egan (Republic of Ireland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland).
  • 45'+2': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pepe.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. André Silva replaces Rafa.
  • 47': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Adam Idah.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepe.
  • 48': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 52': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 52': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 56': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Aaron Connolly (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Egan with a headed pass.
  • 60': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 62': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 64': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 64': Rúben Dias (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 65': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jamie McGrath.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
  • 65': Foul by João Cancelo (Portugal).
  • 65': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 68': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 70': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
  • 71': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
  • 72': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James McClean replaces Aaron Connolly.
  • 72': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
  • 72': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Josh Cullen.
  • 73': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
  • 73': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Portugal. João Moutinho replaces João Palhinha.
  • 74': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 74': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 79': Offside, Portugal. Nuno Mendes tries a through ball, but João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).
  • 80': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. André Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 82': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Guedes replaces João Cancelo.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 83': Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 84': Foul by Shane Duffy (Republic of Ireland).
  • 84': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
  • 86': Gonçalo Guedes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. João Mário (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Hand ball by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 89': Goal! Portugal 1, Republic of Ireland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jayson Molumby replaces Jamie McGrath.
  • 90': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. James Collins replaces Adam Idah.
  • 90': Attempt saved. James McClean (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 90': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Andrew Omobamidele (Republic of Ireland).
  • 90'+1': Pepe (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. João Mário (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Portugal 2, Republic of Ireland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Republic of Ireland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Republic of Ireland 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 14
5 Saves 1
28 Possession 72
6 SHOTS 29
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
174 Accurate Passes 528
243 Passes 603
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 11
9 Crosses 45
0.3 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 47
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 12
6 Effective Tackles 12
12 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 10
40 Effective Clearances 4
40 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Estádio Algarve
Location: Almancil, Portugal
Attendance: 7,831

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 0 0 0
2 Luxembourg 0 0 0
3 Northern Ireland 0 0 0
4 Slovakia 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
4 Rúben Dias
3 Pepe
5 Raphaël Guerreiro
20 João Cancelo
6 João Palhinha
11 Bruno Fernandes
10 Bernardo Silva
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
21 Diogo Jota
15 Rafa Silva
Portugal Substitutes:
João Moutinho, Goncalo Guedes, João Mário, Domingos Duarte, Otávio, Nélson Semedo, André Silva, Diogo Costa, Nuno Mendes, Danilo Pereira, Anthony Lopes, Rúben Neves.

IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
4 Shane Duffy
5 John Egan
20 Dara O'Shea Yellow Card
6 Josh Cullen
13 Jeff Hendrick Yellow Card
7 Matt Doherty Yellow Card
2 Seamus Coleman
9 Adam Idah
21 Aaron Connolly Yellow Card
18 Jamie McGrath
Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
Daryl Horgan, James McClean, James Collins, Jayson Molumby, Harry Arter, Troy Parrott, Ryan Manning, Caoimhín Kelleher, Conor Hourihane, Andrew Omobamidele, James Talbot.

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