At 3:45 in the morning on November 12, a match of the 2022 World Cup European Qualifier Group A kicked off. Portugal played away against Ireland. In the first half of the game, neither team scored. In the second half of the game, the two sides had nothing to do with each other, and Pepe received two yellow cards and was sent off. At the end of the game, Portugal was forced to a 0-0 draw by Ireland in the away game, with 17 points at the same time as Serbia, but the goal difference advantage ranked first.
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The two teams have played against each other 12 times. Portugal has 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, scoring 20 goals and conceding 10 goals. The last time the two sides played against each other was in the World Preliminaries in September this year, when Portugal defeated Ireland 2-1 at home and won.
In the 8th minute, Gerdes took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, cut to the left side of the penalty area, and the ball was blocked out of the baseline. In the 11th minute, Doherty took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and entered the penalty area, but was intercepted by the Portuguese defender and lost an opportunity to attack. In the 13th minute, Andre Silva volleyed from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball was blocked out of the baseline. In the 17th minute, Portugal counterattacked from the right side. After getting the ball, Guedes crossed to the center on the right side of the penalty area. Ronaldo followed up with a volley and was blocked by the opposing player. In the 21st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo received a pass from Da Lott on the left side of the penalty area, a slightly adjusted cross, and Andrea Silva's long shot, the ball was higher than the crossbar.
In the 26th minute, Robinson took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, hit the left side of the penalty area and shot with his right foot. The ball was saved by Patricio. In the 29th minute, Ogben committed a malicious foul on Danilo Pereira and was warned by a yellow card. In the 33rd minute, Ireland got a corner kick from the right, the corner kick was taken, and Egan from the center of the small penalty area headed for the goal, the ball was higher than the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Portugal took a left corner kick and the Irish goalkeeper struck out to destroy the ball. In the 40th minute, Ireland got a left corner kick and a tactical corner kick was taken. After a series of passes, it failed to create a shot. In the 44th minute, Robinson made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Ogben made a header from the left side of the small penalty area, and the ball went above the crossbar.
In the second half of the game, the two sides changed sides to fight again. In the 54th minute, Andre Silva was kicked down by Coleman in front of the opponent's penalty area, and the latter received a yellow card. Portugal got a free kick opportunity, Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty, the free kick shot directly, the ball was blocked by the wall. In the 57th minute, Portugal's substitutions were adjusted, Moutinho and Leo played, Nunez and Guedes went off. In the 58th minute, Leo volleyed from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area. The ball was blocked by the defensive player, and then the goalkeeper got the ball. In the 67th minute, Portugal counterattacked and Andre Silva made a 45-degree cross from the right side of the front field to the center. Ronaldo scored with a header, and the ball bounced off the ground and flew out of the baseline.
In the 75th minute, Portugal replaced and adjusted, Felix replaced Andre Silva, Renato Sanchez replaced B fee. In the 79th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball on the left side, advanced to the frontcourt at high speed, cut in to the left corner of the penalty area, shot with his right foot, and the ball went wide of the goal. In the 81st minute, Pepe was suspected of elbowing Robinson while guarding the ball on the right side of his backcourt. He received the second yellow card in the game, and the two yellow cards turned one red.
In the 82nd minute, Portugal changed and adjusted, Leo ended and Fonte played. In the 95th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and hit the right side of the penalty area. With a small angle volley, the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper. At the end of the game, Portugal drew 0-0 with Ireland in the away game.
Portugal (433): 1-Patricio/5-Dalot, 13-Daniello-Pereira, 3-Pepe, 2-Semedo/11-Bruno-Fernandez (76'16- Renato Sanchez), 10-Mateus-Nunez (57'8-Moutinho), 19-Palinha/17-Gonzalo-Gedes (57'15-La Phil Leo 82'6-José Fonte), 9-Andre Silva (75'23-Joao Felix), 7-C Ronaldo
Ireland (343): 1-Bazunu/2-Coleman, 4-Duffy, 5-Egan/3-Stevens (78'11-Macleans), 6-Cullen, 13-Hendrick (79'8-Horihane), 10-Dougherty/20-Ogburn (91'19-Will Keane), 7-Callum-Robinson, 18-McGrath (61' 9- Date)