Euro 2020 Match Results Belgium vs Portugal: Score 1-0. Belgium beat Portugal with a thin score 1-0 in the Euro 2020 round of 16 duel, Monday (28/6/2021) early morning hrs.
Portugal’s only goal came from Thorgan Hazard’s action in the 42nd minute. The two teams played quite evenly, but this time Portugal had to admit the strength of the opponent.
This victory completes Belgium’s slick run with a total of four wins since the start of the tournament. They will fly to Germany to duel with Italy in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Portugal the defending champion must be willing to go home early.
First round
The game opened with intense in the first 10 minutes. Portugal made the first chance through Jota in the 6th minute, but his shot was wide.
No dangerous chances until the 20th minute. The two teams are still taking turns testing each other’s strengths, the tempo of the match is still quite fast.
The 25th minute, Ronaldo got a free kick opportunity. His shot was hard, but Courtois could still parry. The wild ball tried to be greeted by Palhinha, but Courtois pushed it away again.
In the 37th minute, Meunier threatened Patricio’s goal after working with De Bruyne. Unfortunately his shot is still too weak.
The 42nd minute, Belgium finally opened the scoring. The Belgian siege ended in Thorgan Hazard’s curling shot into the top right corner of Patricio’s goal. Goal! Belgium 1-0 Portugal
This goal also closed the first half. Score 1-0 to the advantage of Belgium.
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Second round
The second half started at the same tempo. Portugal tried to fight back, but their attacks were still too easy to stop Belgium.
The 61st minute, Portugal surrounded the Belgian defense in a dead ball situation. Felix managed to open a shot, but his shot was easily stopped by Courtois.
The 70th minute, Portugal made a number of substitutions to try to break up the Belgian defense. Unfortunately there are not many changes, Ronaldo is still difficult to get the ball supply.
Entering the final 10 minutes, Belgium changed their game to be very defensive. Belgium looks more comfortable playing the ball in their own territory.
In the 83rd minute, Guerreiro got Portugal’s best chance. His shot was hard from the right side, unfortunately still hit the post.
In the end no goals were scored. The referee blows the long whistle. Score 1-0 for Belgium victory.
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Lineup
BELGIUM (3-4-2-1): Thibaut Courtois; Thomas Vermaelen, Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld; Thorgan Hazard (90′ Leander Dendoncker), Axel Witsel, Youri Tielemans, Thomas Meunier; Eden Hazard (87′ Yannick Carrasco), Kevin De Bruyne (48 Dries Mertens); Romelu Lukaku.
PORTUGAL (4-3-3): Rui Patricio; Diogo Dalot, Pepe, Ruben Dias, Raphael Guerreiro; Renato Sanches (78′ Sergio Oliveira), Joao Palhinha (78′ Danilo Pereira), Joao Moutinho (55′ Joao Felix); Diogo Jota (70′ Andre Silva), Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva (55′ Bruno Fernandes)
