eFootbal 2024 Mecz Towarzyski Portugalia Chorwacja

well good evening to you and welcome on this most perfect evening for a game of football to which we look forward immensely it's hardly a surprise that everybody has come here in their droves this being a fixture that has received so much coverage in the days leading up to it and it's good to see that we have a good contingent of visiting fanss by the look of it he's had a s well now here he goes again oh near near but nearly it's nothing Bruno Fernandez must have been hit by a flash of Doubt then he complicated what looked like an easy opportunity brovich and it's perisic now it's kovic Jim who do you reckon is pivotal yeah Luca Modric he's someone Peter who reads the game that little bit quicker than everyone else he's got fantastic technique too and that allows him to weigh his through balls to near Perfection as well as keep hold of it when he's under pressure he's a real leader out there someone who can take control of a game and maintain it yes they'll certainly be leaning heavily on him can he finish and he nearly went all the way Guerrero really has just learned a lesson there your Focus cannot lapse even slightly rosovich it's been a pretty high Octan start at least from one side's perspective yeah it's a good start Peter and they look hungry for goals and they'll be aware of having to capitalize in such a good spell Bruno Fernandez steaming on gooods and the shots defense has got rid of [Applause] that pulls it back well from experience I can tell you he'll get a lot of stick for getting that one wrong and here's Cristiano Ronaldo Shin to Shin bicep to bicep and he wins out Shalo no change to the score nil nil it remains petkovic is fouled brovich kovic P gets a foot in here Cristiano Ronaldo and that's put paid to a promising move duranovic might want to be careful there CH Felix tramar gets a good foot in there they've got to make this nice and quick and it's Cristiano Ronaldo now it's Bernardo Silva oh he's got a side of goal well there's the clearance karic kovic good spot he's seen the run the fullback is in acres of space here he's having a shot goal Croatia and it's Croatia who take the lead well it's taken a big deflection but boy he will won't that one [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] Croatia get themselves into the lead yeah this is also a chance to see what happens to their level of concentration from here can he get away here and he's running for it's Cristiano Ronaldo well I wouldn't quite advise they should resort to risk-taking at this stage there's plenty of time left yet oh that's such a good run more of that please might be danger here now it's Bernardo now the Finish it's it and once more we are all square you score we score well going behind has simply triggered a collective determination to hit back and they Merit nothing less Portugal clearly executed that with considerable confidence it only took seconds to score which the ball was recovered [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] that has certainly made things interesting oh I think the coach will really be annoyed with that the players were still thinking about the goal and just got caught [Applause] napping now it's Bruno Fernandez Bruno [Applause] Fernandez and we have our very first [Applause] Corner cleared without [Applause] hesitation that'll be a throw in Guerrero TR Felix and here's Cristiano Ronaldo tries a shot goal Portugal they've done it it was coming they have their reward and that will surely go down as one of the easiest goals he could would ever score it's a simple game the Striker's job is to find the space as often as possible and he did exactly that Cristiano Ronaldo [Applause] [Applause] so we have a breakr now how will things develop from here to be expected Peter they've gone and stepped it up something they've been threatening to do and will continue to do by the looks of it swept in that is it's kic oh that was no routine save kovic clearly thought he had the beating of the keeper Modric plays it short in by kovic he's got tall good try the outcome could so easily have been different yeah he may have snatched it down a bit even though it was quite [Applause] close halim getting close now he's gone the goal oh that was a brilliant save really look sharp there didn't he that's very well [Applause] played Modric goes short decent attempt but not quite good enough Modric with the short one [Applause] Portugal can counter prly [Applause] here TR Felix here's Rafael Leo Bruno Fernandez and it's Cristiano Ronaldo oh just skips to belts one and kept out by the most elastic of saves while someone's doing his job properly Peter that's for sure engages and forces him off the ball and the whistle goes for halime well what a comeback certainly I didn't see that coming nor I think that many In This Crowd so there was the first half oh what a half it's it's been pulsating and totally absorbing we're actually headed for a a potential classic if this Carries On this is insanely good very little in it the score at halime is two goals to one and we're already back on the way here no reported change to either side during the break Modric now it's karic pinches it off him to somewhat off Target Le he is through here well time excellent interception Sosa and it's kovic that has been slung [Applause] wide he's found some space big chance TR Felix to Bruno Fernandez foot in Cristiano Ronaldo looking to add to his goal Bruno Fernandez played out to the right Bruno Fernandez oh that's a very de oh shooting chance he's got a goal a TW goal lead and they're firmly in control that looks like a preconceived plan win the ball and then unleash [Applause] Christiano Ronaldo [Applause] Portugal take a two-goal lead and are looking good for the win well everything is going to plan Peter a day for a regular managerial heartbeat at least for one oh well played he needed to get that right noticable change in the approach to defending here much more in your face yeah as you'd expect Peter that defense ought to know when to step up or drop off and they finally made a decision to get [Applause] tighter in with a head he will be livid with [Applause] himself time then for the first substitution of the game TR Felix Bruno Fernandez and he's intervened well there wles his way through Bruno Fernandez now it's rafhael Leo oh the ball's run loose here he's having a go missed by a fraction [Applause] shapes to shoots he's done very well to get to that I think he's done great there both reading it and dealing with it have their second corner now and the header and now a sudden chance to counter TR Felix Bruno Fernandez and here's Chris there's the shot and for a moment time Stood Still so there's going to be another change here yeah they're looking for some imagination and his job's going to be to add that element of craft and guile the man pulling the strings Leva Ruben di makes the interception oh good spread yanovich Leva Pepe pressing high and with purpose and here's perisic [Applause] should a goal TR Felix Bruno Fernandez has created one goal already and it's Guerrero Bruno Fernandez and no that was never going to make it [Applause] Modric and gardiol Modric that has not gone well tral Felix and it's Bernardo Silva and here's Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo and that would have won it Cristiano Ronaldo just got a little carried away with himself there he knew he could have clinched it and juranovic Leva juranovic and he cuts out the supply P he's true now is he in great hit no mistake back Que in one they have them in their sights again well we've seen the hunger to win it back and the focus to make it count a very tasty combination and very quickly The Substitute made his Mark I think the manager is claiming an assist here Croatia get themselves back into contention well they've given themselves a chance here but now it's a case of getting the balance right between attack and defense and that's not easy Evan uset and it's Cristiano Ronaldo Xiao Canelo I think it's time for them to concentrate on closing this one out Cristiano Ronaldo this might spell damer and he gets rid in a [Applause] hurry this is the time you need that pace he's got away oh great run magical R and that is wildly off Target Bruno Fernandez and it's Cristiano [Applause] Ronaldo here's Rafael Lea and here's Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo well they shouldn't be do and that's it what a terrific response it was to adversity what a fantastic