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Yellow card for Adrien Silva for a rough tackleFive minutes of stoppage time added to the match as some heated words are exchanged between Pepe and Mehdi BenatiaPortugal's Joao Moutinho is substituted by Adrien SilvaMorocco's Karim El Ahmadi is substituted by Fayçal FajrMehdi Benatia makes a rough tackle against Ronaldo, Portugal get a free kick, Ronaldo hits but it fails to breach the wall of the Moroccan defendersPortugal attack after a long time, but Fernandes' hit goes wide of the goalCorner for Morocco, but it is fended off by the Portuguese defendersHard luck continues for Morocco, they get another free kick, but captain Mehdi Benatia's header goes wide of the goalMorocco's Younès Belhanda is substituted by Mehdi CarcelaFree kick for Morocco but the ball flies straight into the hands of Portugal goalkeeper Rui PatricioPortugal's Joao Mario is substituted by Bruno FernandesSpot kick for Morocco but it goes way over the topFree kick for Morocco, captain Mehdi Benatia gets the pass in front but his kick see the ball going over the Portugal goalBernardo Silva is substituted by Gelson MartinsFree kick for Morocco, a superb header by Younes Belhanda but Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio dives to his right to make a brilliant saveHe gets a pass just in front of the goal but his ferocious kick sees the ball go high over the goal postPortugal get an early corner in the second half but it goes beggingFree kick for Morocco but it flashed past captain Mehdi Benatia before he could reactThree minutes of stoppage time added to the first halfMorocco captain Mehdi Benatia gets a yellow card for a rough tackle on RonaldoRonaldo takes a spot kick but it's blocked by the defenders of MoroccoCorner for Morocco and captain Mehdi Benatia heads it but it goes straight into the hands of goalkeeper Rui PatricioAn unmarked Ronaldo gets a pass in front and he shoots but it goes wide, seems like we're in for a goal feastEarly corner for Portugal and Ronaldo heads it in, as simple as that, he was unmarked! You leave Ronaldo unmarked and you pay for it Morocco: Rui Patricio; Cedric, Pepe, Jose Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; Joao Moutinho, William Carvalho, Joao Mario, Bernardo Silva; Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo (capt)Fernando Santos (POR): Monir El Kajoui; Nabil Dirar, Mehdi Benatia (capt), Manuel Da Costa, Achraf Hakimi; Mbark Boussoufa, Karim El Ahmadi; Nordin Amrabat, Younes Belhanda, Hakim Ziyach; Khalid BoutaibHerve Renard (FRA)Mark Geiger (USA)Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Group B match between Portugal and Morocco. The match starts at 17:30 IST.
Setelah kebobolan gol Ronaldo di awal laga, Maroko sebenarnya jadi tim dengan penampilan yang lebih baik. Maroko berani memberikan pressing ke pemain Portugal sejak masih di pertahanan sendiri, plus melakukan tusukan terutama dari sisi lapangan. Setidaknya ada tiga tembakan berhasil dilepaskan pemain-pemain Maroko dalam 10 menit terakhir.
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Portugal is closing in on booking a spot into the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup in Russia after hanging on to beat Morocco, 1-0, on Wednesday to move to four points in Group B. After drawing Spain in the opener, the Portuguese national team received another goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, this time to secure all three points. It wasn't the greatest showing from the Portuguese, as Morocco controlled possession and created more chances, but the finishing was abysmal. In all, Morocco had 16 shots -- six more than Portugal -- but just four went on frame. Medhi Benatia, himself, had about three golden chances to score and wasted every single one.
If you plan on going deep in this tournament, you have to capitalize on your chances. Portugal did just that early on. Ronaldo scored in the fourth minute of the match to become the highest-scoring European player in international soccer history. It was his fourth goal of the Cup:
Cristiano Ronaldo does it again!
He heads home the corner to put Portugal up 1-0 early against Morocco. pic.twitter.com/FDoyvInvt4 — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 20, 2018
And it was all his side needed to secure three vital points. Portugal tried to bunker down defensively late with big saves from Rui Patricio and managed to get the victory when it looked like Morocco equalize.
Now Portugal faces Iran with a chance to win the group on Monday, while Morocco is certainly headed home after the group stage. You can stream the match online on fuboTV (Try for free).
Relive commentary from Wednesday's Portugal vs. Morocco game
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