a glittering and meaningful occasion and all week long the football chatter has centered around this game and these talented teams which one will out the other in a stadium both and passion so many questions to be answered on a day of [Music] Destiny the action next on E hello and a warm welcome on what is a glorious night for football perfect playing conditions I'm your match commentator Derek Ray at the microphone and sitting alongside me is the former Arsenal West Ham and commentary Midfield player Stuart Robson and everyone here on tenter hooks you'd have to say with good reason it's Portugal versus Croatia thanks Derek as always this should be a good game great atmosphere inside the stadium we've got two teams full of quality some interesting matchups and two Coes that want to play an attractive brand of football what more could you ask for oh he's lost possession lro Mayer the initial 11 today for the host well in this 451 as you would expect it's a very compact back four a Midfield five with a mixture of qualities and a front player who will threaten the space in behind the opposition it looks a good team to me and the starting 11 for Croatia Luka Modric plays alongside Marcelo brovich in the center of Midfield and the idea is to have just the one Striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition Andre karic the ball with LCA Modric Yos Shalo oh tremendous Vision working away patiently looking for an opening Running With The Ball confidently he read the situation defensively and did his job Cristiano Ronaldo Rafael [Applause] Leo this looks promising Luna fernan moving the ball nicely but can they Forge ahead oh great [Applause] defending and buir and back with Bernardo Silva credit to them for winning back [Applause] possession an buir now look at this they might be able to cash in here but quick thinking defensively Bala the ball with otavio Dio Dalo Ruben [Applause] Das Ronaldo [Applause] Leal well strong play [Applause] here and Silva has it he'll be delighted to have won the ball having made that difficult challenge Luca ianet moving forward effectively determined defending otavio and pinho with it Bruna fernan has it good looking move this must take the lead here oh totally committed danger not finished though but is that for the first half here [Applause] well as they get the ball rolling again interesting to see how this second half pans out he'll be breathing a sigh of relief ball one and the counter attackers on options available look at modri oh yes a goal exactly what they were looking for and he's come up with it [Applause] well here's the replay and you see it was a good finish but the Keeper at his near post has to do a lot better he's got to have that near post covered for [Applause] me so back underway having conceded let's find out if Portugal can flick a switch and come up with a goal of Their Own Gonzalo inao Bruna fernan has it well nicely cut out now what can they do with the ball Andre karic ianet well that'll be a free kick and the substitution will occur now oh nice ball over the top only and grabed another one two goals and quick succession now they have the lead no wonder they crating well just look at this he's so alive to the situation that's a neat headed goal in the end so two n now 30 minutes left for play Cristiano [Applause] Ronaldo Modric gadiol and karic on the ball ianet to a good intervention has it [Applause] Modric and karic on the ball borosa Andre karic Modric now brovich [Applause] oh a brilliantly timed tackle when it really mattered Dio Dalo and pinho with it being pressed here Dio Doo Ronaldo Le Doo just the challenge that was required breaking at PACE [Applause] stanisich so on the cusp of the final whistle and the visitors is very much in command Stuart yeah this has been a good performance they've looked really sharp going forward and they've shown a lot of energy they'll certainly be pleased with their overall display up to now and that's going to result in a goal kick and a substitution in the offing [Music] P well adding up all the stoppages we will have two extra minutes Fardo Silva Distributing intelligently Guero oh there it is a Lifeline in this game and what a finale we could be in for here well here we can see it again look at the way Glides past the defender to create space for himself and the Finish is just as good that's an excellent goal and the final whistle is sounded and a real sense of Feelgood in the Croatian Camp because this has ended in Victory Stuart your thoughts on that performance well Derek they didn't dominate the game by any means today but overall they had the better of the ch