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EVEN AGE FAILED TO STOP THE LEGENDARY DON ! PORTUGAL CRUSHED POLAND
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00:00well Poland are without Robert Lewandowski a huge blow it goes without saying he's been ruled out
00:07with a back injury so it's a front line of Krzysztof Piontek and Kasper Urbanski Piotrkowski
00:13and Bereszynski come in on the right hand side of defense whilst Taras Romanchuk makes only a
00:18second competitive start in midfield in Lewandowski's absence Piotr Jelinski captains the side he scored
00:25in the 3-1 loss in Warsaw Nikola Zilevski is worth keeping tabs on he's delivered a series of eye-catching displays
00:33we are in Portugal's second largest city for this one
00:55and we're underway Portugal against Poland match day five of the UEFA Nations League
01:07Kivior on the move here is Boguch
01:14away by Vega Urbanski picks it up Kivior good cross good chance and Bereszynski heads it straight
01:27Romanchuk this could work out neatly for Piontek well held off though by Renato Vega the crowd enjoyed that
01:39Neto scooped into the middle great ball and if anything Silva and Fernandes got in each other's way
02:07it's a fabulous ball in and you can see there Fernandes and Silva having an exchange
02:23Renato Silva was waiting to pounce but Fernandes sniffed an opportunity and went for it
02:28Urbanski straight down the throat ever present in this Nations League campaign
02:41Leao looking to spin away
02:43plenty of white shirts on the retreat
02:47Leao goes down and a free kick given Portugal's way
02:51he is a menace Raphael Leao of Milan
02:57well he was the meat in the sandwich
03:04Piotrkowski and Romanchuk
03:10it's Ronaldo
03:13Mendes
03:15Bruno Fernandes
03:18Bruno Fernandes
03:19easily dealt with
03:20Romanchuk
03:23good ball
03:24Boguch is on his way
03:26Piontek is up there with him
03:27that's who he's looking for
03:28good tracking back though from Antonio Silva
03:31Boguch with the outside of the boot looking for Piont
03:33Piont
03:41Obanski
03:44Ronaldo gets a toe on it
03:46Bruno Fernandes
03:48Ronaldo
03:49was he caught?
03:50I think he may have been
03:52it is gonna be a free kick to the hosts
03:56it is gonna be a free kick to the hosts
04:05Bednarek
04:06just a fraction too late with his chap
04:13it's Ronaldo
04:17and it sails over the bar
04:19so often in the past
04:26we've seen him ripple the net
04:29from situations like that
04:32Silevski having a dip
04:36and Diogo Costa forced into a smart save
04:40well Diogo Costa
04:51kept honest here by Silevski
05:00very confident player Silevski
05:02have really
05:10Fernandes
05:13on the stretch
05:14Skipior
05:17Portugal get the corner
05:25it's a deep one
05:26Vega on the on the break here with Silevski
05:28who puts it through the legs of Bernardo Silva
05:30he's got options to his left
05:32and his right
05:33Beresinski is one of them
05:34and he's got in here
05:36oh brilliant defending from Nuno Mendes
05:42oh the Polish bench can't believe it
05:48brilliant play from Silevski
05:51it's a terrific ball
05:52a great run from Beresinski
05:54who just tries to
05:56clip it across
05:58for Bagus
06:00now it's Kaminski onto Piontek
06:02Piontek
06:03Piontek
06:06a whisker away
06:12so far
06:14it is Poland who've carried the greater threat
06:19Piontek holds off the challenge of Renato Vega
06:21and it just curved away
06:23and it just curved away
06:25right when it mattered
06:29oh they've worked that beautifully
06:30Bogusz
06:31comes its way again
06:32Jelinski the angle tight
06:35and deflected behind
06:36they continue to carve out opportunities here
06:46they continue to carve out opportunities here Poland
06:48it was the boot of Dalot
06:52that diverted the ball behind
06:54with the ball behind
07:03so
07:05clipped in
07:06too high for Ronaldo
07:07Huka is there
07:09and Ronaldo
07:10left something on him
07:15driven in deep
07:17Rafael Liao
07:18not picked up
07:19Ronaldo
07:20picked up an injury for his troubles
07:23brilliant ball in
07:24Leao
07:25just
07:26heads it back across
07:27brilliant ball in
07:28Leao
07:29just
07:30heads it back across
07:32Ronaldo
07:33threatening to pounce
07:34Badnarek went with him
07:35Badnarek went with him
07:36and
07:37he's
07:38not picked up
07:39he's not picked up
07:40he's not picked up
07:41Ronaldo
07:42picked up an injury for his troubles
07:43he's not picked up
07:44Ronaldo
07:45picked up an injury for his troubles
07:47Badnarek
07:48brilliant ball in
07:49Leao
07:50just
07:51heads it back across
07:53Ronaldo
07:54threatening to pounce
07:59Badnarek went with him
08:05it is pretty clear what Ronaldo thinks
08:07about the attention he received there from Badnarek
08:17well the referee calls time on the opening 45
08:24frustrating is the word
08:26Ronaldo not happy
08:29he's talked himself into the book and if he's not careful
08:33he might not reappear if he continues the conversation in that manner
08:38he clearly wanted a penalty having been challenged by Jan Badnarek
08:42coming on for Poland
08:45it is a senior international debut
08:48for Dominik Marchuk
08:50Mateusz Bogusz
08:52has made way for him
08:57Sebastian Velokiewicz
08:59has come on for Jan Badnarek
09:01who was struggling somewhat
09:07second half underway
09:10Badnarek struggling after that
09:11challenge with Cristiano Ronaldo
09:15right at the end of the half
09:16Antonio Silva feeding it wide for Neto
09:26Neto's cross
09:28easily claimed
09:30by Marcin Bucca
09:34Vitina
09:36Fernandes
09:38looking across the line
09:39kept alive here by Dalot
09:44switch the point of their attack to the right now
09:50and Neto
09:51Bernardo Silva
09:53Neto
09:57Kivior in his way
09:58and then it rebounded off Neto
10:00and behind for the goal kick
10:01the goal kick
10:11here's Leao
10:15it's Leao
10:18oh Bucca had it covered because he barely moved
10:20he barely moved
10:27Portugal
10:30trying to start on the front foot
10:33in the early stages of this second period
10:35Payne
10:36leaves Portugal on the brink
10:38of the quarterfinals
10:40Silva
10:42Neto
10:44Dalo's up there with him but it's tossed in deep instead for Mendez
10:47he's
10:51gathered by Ronaldo but had it taken
10:54Ronaldo takes over
10:56Leao
10:58asking far too much of Mendez
11:01he covered a lot of ground to get up there
11:03the volume rises
11:09inside the stadium
11:11rolled onto Nuno Mendez
11:13teased in
11:14great ball
11:16and Rafael Leao is there
11:21Portugal on their way to the quarterfinals
11:23they are rewarded for a strong start to this second half
11:34Leao starting the move and finishing it
11:39from one end of the field to the other
11:45and Poland's hopes of staying alive in the race for the quarterfinals
11:51for the quarterfinals
11:53are fading
12:00Leao into Mendez
12:02measured to perfection
12:04and Rafael Leao plants the header
12:08beyond Marcin Bucca
12:10who's had little to do thus far
12:12disarray Sebastian Chemanski was
12:18down to start but got injured in the warm-up
12:21saw Bogus start instead
12:26Karol Swiderski
12:28wasn't named among the substitutes to start with
12:31but he is ready to come on
12:33oh Renato Vega's on the scene all of a sudden
12:49that was travelling
12:51and now he's got clear of another one
12:54Neto with the pullback gathered by Leao
12:56Dalot
12:58Silva
13:00Betinha
13:01Dalot
13:03well it cannon through
13:05Bucca made the save
13:07and the referee here
13:09has pointed to the spot for handball
13:16oh Kivior claiming
13:18it hit his chest
13:19belt
13:23belt
13:27if he scores this
13:29surely that will seal the deal for Portugal
13:33and they will take their place
13:35in the last eight
13:40Ronaldo
13:44cheekily done
13:45straight down the middle
13:46Portugal
13:47Portugal heading for the quarter-finals
13:55the locals have got what they came to see
14:00Cristiano Ronaldo getting another goal
14:04he takes the acclaim
14:06he takes the adulation
14:12that penalty surely ends the dream for Poland
14:16the seventh time
14:21that Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in this stadium
14:25for his country
14:29he's fourth in this Nations League campaign
14:36Dalot
14:38Ronaldo
14:40he goes down the referee says no not this time
14:43sorry Cristiano
14:53sorry Cristiano
14:55that is not a penalty
14:57Fernandes with the free kick
15:01and Ronaldo
15:03puts it over
15:04that's a great chance for him
15:12even if it did come at him
15:14quite late
15:18Dalo missed it
15:21Ronaldo
15:23clears the crossbar
15:25Ronaldo is on the move
15:28lovely touch
15:32Neto
15:34Neto
15:36pushed out by
15:38Buka
15:39Fernandes
15:49Fernandes
15:50Ronaldo is hungry for more
15:52but Fernandes goes himself
15:53and crashes it home
16:06what a strike from Bruno Fernandes
16:08he's in a rich vein of form just now
16:12he's in a rich vein of form just now
16:19and that adds further gloss to the scoreline
16:23emphatic from Bruno Fernandes
16:25from Bruno Fernandes
16:37some strike now
16:423-0 Portugal
16:47Zalewski
16:48twisting this way and that
16:52Zalewski still
16:53this could be brilliant
16:55but they couldn't finish the job
16:59what a run from
17:02Zalewski
17:04it was Bukes' final effort
17:14Ronaldo
17:15Infernato
17:16looking for number 4
17:20and he gets it
17:25Ronaldo the provider
17:27Neto the finisher
17:30and this
17:31has turned into a rout
17:41Portugal have flexed their muscles
17:43in this second period
17:45in Porto
17:52Pedro Neto
17:56one back by Vittinia
17:58looking for number 5
18:00Vittinia tossed in
18:01Ronaldo
18:02Ronaldo
18:12classic Cristiano
18:17he raises the score to 5
18:21Glum faces
18:24at one end of the stadium
18:25but beaming smiles
18:27everywhere else
18:29none bigger than that of Cristiano Ronaldo
18:33not bigger than that of Cristiano Ronaldo
18:37Vittinia stands it up
18:40and Ronaldo with the spectacular finish
18:42Vittinia stands it up
18:43and Ronaldo
18:45with the spectacular finish
18:52a trademark finish
18:53from the main man
18:55Vittinia
18:56Vittinia stands it up
18:57Ronaldo with the spectacular finish
18:59a trademark finish
19:01from the main man
19:02it's Kivijor for Poland
19:05who still want to have a say
19:06in this game
19:07Kozobal lost his footing
19:13there's the striking chance
19:15and Poland on the scoreboard
19:17Diogo Kosta
19:20beaten down low
19:22Dominic Marchuk
19:23on his international debut
19:26Dominic Marchuk
19:28on his international debut
19:34they recycled it
19:36Marchuk through the legs of Vega
19:39and finds the bottom corner
19:46maybe Poland will have the last word
19:53and Portugal take their place
19:59in the quarterfinals of the Nations League
20:03and they do it
20:05in some style
20:09two goals for the main man
20:11Cristiano Ronaldo
20:13one of which came from the spot
20:15another a beautiful bicycle kick
20:18Rafael Leal
20:20got it all started
20:21Bruno Fernandes crashing in from range
20:25an emphatic finish from Neto
20:28and a job well done
20:31for Roberto Martinez
20:33and his team
20:35they have been head and shoulders
20:37above everyone else
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