International Friendly

Portugal vs Republic of Ireland, 2024 International Friendly

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Portugal
  • 18': João Félix
  • 50': Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 60': Cristiano Ronaldo
FT
3 - 0
Republic of Ireland

    Ronaldo brace helps Portugal to Euro warm-up win over Ireland

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the second half in what might have been his last international appearance on home soil as Portugal beat Ireland 3-0 in their final Euro 2024 warm-up on Tuesday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 2': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
    • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 5': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 7': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
    • 7': Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 13': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
    • 17': Diogo Dalot (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).
    • 18': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
    • 18': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
    • 18': Goal! Portugal 1, Republic of Ireland 0. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
    • 21': Hand ball by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by António Silva.
    • 26': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
    • 26': Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 30': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
    • 30': Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by António Silva (Portugal).
    • 31': Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Pepe (Portugal).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
    • 35': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
    • 35': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by António Silva.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Robert Brady.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portugal 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Danilo Pereira replaces Pepe.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Rafael Leão.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Nuno Mendes replaces João Cancelo.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces Diogo Dalot.
    • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Félix.
    • 46': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
    • 50': Goal! Portugal 2, Republic of Ireland 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 52': Offside, Portugal. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
    • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mikey Johnston replaces Troy Parrott.
    • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Thomas Cannon replaces Adam Idah.
    • 53': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda replaces Robert Brady.
    • 55': VAR Decision: No Penalty Portugal.
    • 59': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).
    • 59': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Goal! Portugal 3, Republic of Ireland 0. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 63': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 65': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
    • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jason Knight replaces Sammie Szmodics.
    • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Séamus Coleman.
    • 72': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 72': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 73': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Will Smallbone (Republic of Ireland).
    • 75': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 76': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Inácio.
    • 77': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces João Neves.
    • 77': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
    • 77': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Sykes replaces Will Smallbone.
    • 86': Danilo Pereira (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Republic of Ireland).
    • 87': Diogo Jota (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland).
    • 87': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
    • 87': Jason Knight (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Liam Scales.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Mikey Johnston (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Portugal 3, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Portugal 3, Republic of Ireland 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 1
    31.1 Possession 68.9
    5 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    285 Accurate Passes 723
    345 Passes 774
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    22 Long Balls 39
    10 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    5 Effective Tackles 12
    10 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.9
    9 Interceptions 4
    14 Effective Clearances 9
    14 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
    Location: Aveiro, Portugal
    Attendance: 27,024

    Line-Ups

    POR Portugal (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    22 Diogo Costa (GK)
    3 Pepe
    14 Gonçalo Inacio
    24 António Silva
    15 João Neves
    8 Bruno Fernandes
    11 João Félix
    20 João Cancelo
    5 Diogo Dalot
    17 Rafael Leão
    7 Cristiano Ronaldo
    Portugal Substitutes:
    Vitinha, José Sá, Rúben Neves, Bernardo Silva, Rúben Dias, Nélson Semedo, Gonçalo Ramos, Pedro Neto, João Palhinha, Danilo Pereira, Diogo Jota, Rui Patrício, Francisco Conceição, Matheus Nunes, Nuno Mendes.

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    22 Jake O'Brien
    15 Liam Scales
    5 Dara O'Shea
    6 Josh Cullen
    8 William Smallbone
    11 Robbie Brady
    2 Seamus Coleman
    10 Adam Idah
    21 Sammie Szmodics
    20 Troy Parrott
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Jamie McGrath, Mark Sykes, Enda Stevens, Thomas Cannon, Jason Knight, Max O'Leary, Matt Doherty, Michael Johnston, Finn Azaz, Michael Obafemi, Mark Travers, David Harrington, Callum O'Dowda, Shane Duffy.

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