Cristiano Ronaldo, just like on the same day Lionel Messi, says goodbye to the World Cup in Russia in the 1/8 finals. Portugal lost the battle for the quarterfinals with Uruguay 1: 2. Two goals for the team from South America were scored by Edinson Cavani.
We could expect pragmatic football on Saturday evening in Sochi. Uruguay in the group stage presented itself clumsily, but effectively. The minimalist victories of 1: 0 against Egypt and Saudi Arabia and 3-0 against Russia enabled a low effort to win the group A. The Portuguese started spectacularly, from the capital clash with the Spaniards, ended with a 3: 3 draw and hat-trick Cristiano Ronaldo, but then did not impress tormenting with Morocco (1: 0) and Iran (1: 1).
The dream start of La Celeste
The picture of the game was presented exactly as expected. Uruguay's play was facilitated by a goal scored quickly. In the 7th minute after Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani's two-time action, the latter sent the ball to the net with a head hit. The Uruguayans were able to step back and set themselves on counterattacks, handing the ball to rivals who did not feel well in the positional attack.
Fernando Santos' proteges had huge problems in constructing the action. They stopped at the thirtieth meter from the goal of Fernando Muslery, where he defended the entire team behind the Uruguay ball. European champions saw their chances in the solid parts of the game, but they also could not create a threat. There was not much to break on the pitch.
La Celeste Footballers completely excluded the Portuguese leader, Cristiano Ronaldo, from the game. In the first half, the Real Madrid superstar did not have a single contact with the ball in the penalty area.
An eye for an eye
After the change of sides the match looked similar, but in the 55th minute the Portuguese managed to draw. A fixed part of the game decided. European champions have played a short corner, Raphael Guerreiro crossed in front of the goal, and Pepe with a strong head hit left no chances for Musler. The left defender of the national team of Portugal rehabilitated himself with the help for losing the covering at the goal of Uruguay.
The draw did not last long, just seven minutes. The simple resources Uruguay played were enough to surprise the defensive team again. In the goal action, started from a distant hit by Fernando Muslera, La Celeste exchanged just two passes before the ball hit the net. The football was knocked on the sixteenth meter by Nahitan Nandez without being struck by Cavani and Uruguay was leading again.
Cavani's injury
The Uruguayan hero had to leave the field in the 70th minute due to injury, and his team, like in the case of leading 1-0, stepped back and defended the one-bracket reserve to the very end. And they did it, as in the first part of the match, very effectively, because the Portuguese could not cross the well-functioning defensive Uruguay - Pepe's goal was the first lost by La Celeste during the World Cup in Russia.
In the quarterfinals Uruguay will face France, which defeated Argentina 4:3. The meeting will be held on 6 July in Novgorod at 16.
This was a translatted article form polish sport news network.
Source:http://www.sport.pl/mundial/7,154361,23618134,mistrzostwa-swiata-2018-urugwaj-portugalia.html