CR7 Struggles As Portugal DISPOSE OF Two-Goal In WC Qualifier
28 March, 2021
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Result: Serbia 2-2 Portugal
Date: 27 March 2021
Venue: Red Star Stadium
Portugal squandered a two-goal bring about draw 2-2 draw with Serbia in a 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Group A in Saturday evening.
Diogo Jota and Bruno Fernandes headlined Portugal’s changes from the narrow make an impression on Azerbaijan with veteran defender Jose Fonte as well given a recall.
The Portuguese put their noses in front in no less than 10 minutes after Jota made a blind run in behind the defence to nod a ball from Bernardo Silva in off the bottom and into the net.
Serbia started to come out of their shelve following quiet start out and threatened to draw level courtesy of a teasing attempt from Ajax Amsterdam’s Dusan Tadic.
Jota would get on to make matters convenient for his side 10 minutes to halftime when he headed home a good cross from the right-side found in off the far post.
Serbia made two changes in the break, seeing as Nemanja Maksimovic entered for Darko Lazovic and Dusan Vlahovic sacrificed in place of Nemanja Radonjic.
It proved a great inspired substitution after Aleksandar Mitrovic leaped at the heart of the six-yard spot to head residence Radonjic’s teasing delivery.
The Selecao were under increasing pressure from the home side a little later as a first-time volley beyond your area from Tadic brought goalkeeper Anthony Lopes into sharp reflexes.
Serbia proved more decisive inside 60 a few minutes after a swift counter-attack in one end of the pitch to the other allocated Filip Kostic, who made no mistake with a close-range finish.
After a quiet spell, the Serbians finished the meet with ten players when Nikola Milenkovic found a red card for a rash challenge.
Portugal looked to seal the champion in the ultimate seconds of the match through Cristiano Ronaldo and Silva, but Stefan Mitrovic produced a dramatic goal-line clearance to see away a pull, although replays showed the ball had crossed the line.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za