Portugal vs Scotland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueCristiano Ronaldo nets late goal as Portugal beat Scotland
Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late winner as Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1 to continue their strong start to the Nations League on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 4': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 4': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 5': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
- 5': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 6': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Goal! Portugal 0, Scotland 1. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 10': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 13': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
- 13': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 13': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 16': Attempt missed. António Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 20': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 20': Offside, Portugal. Rúben Dias is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by António Silva (Portugal).
- 21': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 26': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 27': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lyndon Dykes.
- 27': Attempt missed. António Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a corner.
- 28': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 28': Delay in match (Portugal).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 33': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 35': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 36': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 37': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 37': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
- 39': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 43': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
- 45': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Scotland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Scotland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Pedro Neto.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
- 51': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 51': Andy Robertson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Portugal 1, Scotland 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 56': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 60': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 60': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Delay in match (Portugal).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by António Silva.
- 65': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
- 65': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 66': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 66': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
- 67': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
- 67': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Rúben Neves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bernardo Silva.
- 68': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Rafael Leão.
- 68': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 70': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Félix.
- 71': Diogo Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Kenny McLean (Scotland).
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Kenny McLean because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Scotland. Tommy Conway replaces Lyndon Dykes.
- 76': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 78': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 79': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 80': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 82': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 82': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 83': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
- 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
- 85': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 86': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Morgan replaces Ryan Christie.
- 88': Goal! Portugal 2, Scotland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
- 89': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
- 90': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
- 90'+1': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
- 90'+1': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Doak replaces John McGinn.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
- 90'+4': Offside, Scotland. Lewis Morgan is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Scotland 1.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Scotland 1.
Statistics
SCO | POR | |
---|---|---|
7 | Fouls | 14 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
6 | Saves | 1 |
31.8 | Possession | 68.2 |
5 | SHOTS | 26 |
2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
198 | Accurate Passes | 530 |
275 | Passes | 580 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
13 | Crosses | 40 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
54 | Long Balls | 31 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
17 | Tackles | 21 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
6 | Interceptions | 8 |
31 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
31 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 59,894
Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 59,894
UEFA Nations League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portugal | 2 | +2 | 6 |
2 | Croatia | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Scotland | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
3 | Rúben Dias |
4 | António Silva |
19 | Nuno Mendes |
2 | Nélson Semedo |
6 | João Palhinha |
8 | Bruno Fernandes |
10 | Bernardo Silva |
21 | Diogo Jota |
17 | Rafael Leão |
20 | Pedro Neto |
Scotland (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Angus Gunn (GK) |
6 | Scott McKenna |
5 | Grant Hanley |
3 | Andrew Robertson |
2 | Anthony Ralston |
4 | Scott McTominay |
23 | Kenny McLean |
8 | Billy Gilmour |
9 | Lyndon Dykes |
7 | John McGinn |
11 | Ryan Christie |
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