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Ricardo Ramos (15', 59')
Eduardo Bolonha (46')
Sergio Pacciani (13')
| Portugal | Italy | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-2-3_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral / Mixed Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | No | |
| Tackling | Easy | Normal | |
| Pressing | Normal | Normal | |
| Counter Attack | No | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | Yes | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | Yes | Yes | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 43% | 57% | |
| Shots | 11 | 1 | |
| Shots on Goal | 6 | 0 | |
| Effectiveness | 27% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 83% | 91% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 17% | 9% | |
| Fouls | 22 | 37 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 40666 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 55348 terraces) to see Portugal - Italy! The conditions are bad, it is raining so the pitch is quite wet. These aren't conditions for technical football! The players of Portugal seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. The players of Portugal are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Italy seem to be successfully using their first-time shots ability. Italy's players seem to be lacking some strength in comparison with their opponents on the hard pitch. The players of Portugal are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Italy are able to use their long shots ability. 8 minutes, Joaquim Bilro recovers the ball with great effort, gets around two opposition players and with a subtle pass puts the ball on Ricardo Ramos's foot who shoots first time home, but the ball hits the bar and goes wide. Great shot. Around minute 13, Sergio Pacciani hits the ground pretty hard. Perhaps the magic sponge is in order? Nope, here comes the stretcher. Looks like a foot injury. Gino Milanese enters the field. 15 minutes according to the clock, Ricardo Ramos passes to Joaquim Bilro who cleverly waits for Ricardo Ramos to get himself clear to receive the return ball... the hard part is done, Ricardo Ramos races freely towards goal and waits for the best moment before placing the ball deftly out of the keeper's reach. Goal! Great play from Portugal. With this goal for Portugal the result is now 1-0. A change is evident from Portugal. They seem to playing more defensive now. The time is now 19 minutes, when Ricardo Ramos receives a short pass from Joaquim Bilro. Still very far away from the box, he slowly moves towards the goal... and without warning Ricardo Ramos shoots from 30 yards, but the ball goes straight to the hands of Agostino Mascalzoni. The marking style applied by Italy's players is working very well today. After 29 minutes, Joaquim Bilro manages to release himself from his marker, and with excellent vision drives a pass that falls beautifully for Ricardo Ramos who without any marker, fires a hooked shot that hits the post and flies out of play. Around 33 minutes, a crossed pass to the box by Joaquim Bilro finds Ricardo Ramos clear, however Umberto Marangon tackles well and concedes a corner kick for Portugal! After 39 minutes, some great play from Portugal. Joaquim Bilro gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Ricardo Ramos is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... but Pietro Donò with an excellent tackle intercepts the ball before the shot. At half time the result is 1-0. The away team is slightly dominating ball possession. Italy held it for 53% of the time while Portugal is controlling it for the remaining 47%. Despite the small difference in ball possession, the home team is in the lead. The second half promises to be quite interesting. 52 minutes according to the clock, a crossed pass to the box by Ricardo Ramos finds Joaquim Bilro clear, who shoots strongly... no chance for the keeper! A rewarding goal for Portugal! The result is now 2-0. After 59 minutes, Joaquim Bilro manages to release himself from his marker, and with excellent vision drives a pass that falls beautifully for Ricardo Ramos who shoots immediately and manages to squirm the ball under the legs of the goalkeeper, scoring the goal. He was a bit lucky with that shot. The scoreboard now reads 3-0! Substitution for Portugal at 60 minutes. Ricardo Ramos is leaving giving his place to Rui Boa-Morte. After the manager of Italy gave his players some instructions, they seem to be positioning themselves in another formation. Changes by Italy. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. At 60 minutes, Italy seems to be changing something with its second substitution. Umberto Tabacci replaces Umberto Marangon. Italy undertake a clear formation change! The marking style applied by Portugal's players is working very well today. After that last goal, it's easy to notice that the forwards of Portugal are just waiting for the final whistle. Italy seems to be changing their style, as they are now playing a little more attacking. 80 minutes according to the clock, Vicente Belmonte combines with Joaquim Bilro... Vicente Belmonte gets himself clear and goes into the box where Agostino Mascalzoni blocks the ball near his feet and puts an end to the potentially dangerous play. Next, Rogério Madeira goes down in the area after being tackled by a defender... the referee was very close and points to the spot. Vicente Belmonte makes a high but weak shot which allows the keeper to get the important touch that manages to tip it for a corner kick. Great goal opportunity wasted by Portugal! This penalty happened at 84 minutes. Despite at half-time the result was still even, in this second-half Portugal won by a margin that leaves any doubt. |
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