Russia - Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo is cheerful and cheerful during training in Moscow. Photo by RIA Novosti, Ilya Pitalev

The Russian national team faced a difficult match for first place in the group, albeit an intermediate one. Cristiano Ronaldo and help in the form of the rest of the Portuguese national team came out against the Russians on the wet Luzhniki field. The Portuguese coach said before the match that they came to win, but in the end they left as losers. Russia topped Group F with nine points.

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17:38' Hello everyone! So we met them again

17:57' Generally speaking, today everything (except the weather) suggests that some kind of movement awaits us, and not only on the field. Friday evening, Russia plays Portugal at Luzhniki - this is a win-win set of ingredients for a frenzy

18:14' User JohnnyXG98 from Canada on the FIFA website predicts the score 15:3 in favor of Russia. The wait for the frenzy did not last long! On the other hand, where there is 7:1, there is also 3:15 - why not?

18:25' Here are the lineups! The Russian national team is playing today without Kokorin, but with Kerzhakov. And at the start is Faizulin, who came on as a substitute in the match with Israel and scored

18:29' If you believe a brief historical note from colleagues, the last time the USSR national team beat the Portuguese was in 1983. With an incredible score of 5:0. It would be nice to repeat this success today

18:30' In principle, 4:0 is possible - no one will mind

18:35' There is some confusion with the lineups - FIFA writes that Dzagoev will start. Let's try to figure it out

18:48' No, after all, Kokorin will play - that means two strikers!

18:48' The Portuguese have a man named Neto in reserve. It's logical that he doesn't even have a number

18:53' FIFA came out of its coma and updated its rosters, and comrade Neto now has a number, but this number is 13. Everything is in our favor

18:55' Now the broadcast has reached us - there are beautiful Portuguese fans in the stands at Luzhniki, but for some reason ours are not shown. The Portuguese substitutes came out almost wearing down jackets

18:58' Artificial wet grass at Luzhniki - it is quite possible that this is how Cristiano Ronaldo imagines hell. Although judging by the photo online this is not entirely true.

18:59' The players sing the Russian anthem selectively. On the bench it is even more selective. It's cold, I'm probably not in the mood

19:01' Meireles, by the way, turned out to be a little injured and in reserve today. But Real Madrid is widely represented - both Pepe and Coentrao are in the starting lineup. Well, let's get going now!

1' Let's go!

1' Russia immediately went forward, wow! A defender clears a cross into the penalty area

2' Our players are not giving the Portuguese the ball yet. Only a minute and a half later, thanks to an attacking foul, they took away

3' Quite a nice start! We play quickly, so far without surprises like passes to strangers

4' Portugal have never approached Akinfeev's penalty area yet. Ronaldo tried and got hit in the leg

5' Although they are gradually getting closer. Moreover, this happens very quickly - in general the match is still super fast

6' GOOOOOOOLLLLLLL!!!! KERZHAKOV!!! 1:0!!!

7' Aeeee!!! An excellent interception in the area of the central circle, a pass to the center to Shirokov, and he brings Kerzhakov one on one. The striker calmly beat Patricio who came out of the gate

8' They showed Bent - he doesn't really understand what's happening - judging by his facial expression. He's also wearing a down jacket that looks like some kind of armor from a computer game

9' And in general, the Russians don't stop after scoring a goal! True, the Portuguese have become more active, so far they are mostly with the ball

10' Nani crossed into our penalty area, and Ignashevich almost cut into his own goal, but didn't cut it - corner

11' So Ronaldo kissed it! Akinfeev saves for a corner

11' Ohhoho! Postiga beat Akinfeev at the top, but shot over the goal

12' On the advertising sides around the field the inscription is something like this: "GazpromGazpromGazpromGazpromGazpromGazprom." Like some kind of conspiracy

13' Kokorin knocked down Pepe in the attack. He can, he can! You can't drop Pepe that easily

15' SAVE! Akinfeev parries a very good shot from Alves

15' The defender hit with his head after another serve missed by our defense, but Akinfeev somehow managed to react - the blow was heavy

16' The Portuguese have some unhappy faces. It’s as if someone promised them that they would win, and then this happens

18' Judging by the picture, the rain in Luzhniki is quite heavy - it is not yet clear how this affects the game for now, but the players are definitely in trouble with their hairstyles

19' The Russians are still not slowing down and tried to take the defense with pressure, but it didn't work out very well

20' The Portuguese will have a replacement - Coentrao suffered a groin injury, and that's it. Miguel Lopes comes on instead.

21' Russia still plays quickly, but somehow without a center field for now. Portuguese attacks mainly come from there

22' They almost didn't let Cristiano shoot from the penalty area. It would be nice to get together somehow, there are a lot of attacks going on

23' Nani is playing sharper than anyone else for the Portuguese - Kombarov can't do anything against him on the flank

24' Finally we went on the attack! For the first time after the goal, Faizulin passed two people, but Kerzhakov was unable to make an accurate pass at the end, although he dealt with Pepe

25' The director of the broadcast lost focus on his camera, it seems, so the broadcast is not without a touch of psychedelia

27' The Portuguese assault on Akinfeev's goal has ended - we are playing more or less on equal terms in the last minutes. Bystrov even made his way into the penalty area, but failed to keep the ball

28' Lopes, who came on as a substitute, plays very harshly against Bystrov on the right flank, giving him little to do

29' Ronaldo is on the lawn, holding his face - Pepe is indignant. What happened is unclear

30' Oh, here he collided with Anyukov. Looks pretty harmless on repeat. The judge ignored the whole story. So we will win

31' Ronaldo periodically manages to pass along the left flank, but is met with tackles. This time Anyukov

32' Again the serve is difficult! Ignashevich takes the corner. After the corner, Postiga heads again. At the top, today we are losing everything to the Portuguese

33' Kerzhakov cuts with the left! By all means, but he was clearly pinning his hopes on this blow. Shirokov made the pass again

34' The Portuguese took a break for about ten minutes and again began to attack almost without respite. Although they only had one truly dangerous moment

35' Commentators somehow pin a lot of hopes on Patricio. The Portuguese goalkeeper simply cannot clear the ball from his own goal normally - he knocked it into touch twice in a row

37' True, he only does this in wrestling. When no one bothers him, as long as he passes accurately

38' "Vasily Berezutsky destroyed Cristiano Ronaldo's pass!!!" - this is Stognienko. Come on, total destruction!

39' The dissatisfaction on the faces of the Portuguese gradually turned into sadness. Postiga is particularly indicative in this regard. It seems he has never hit the target yet

40' Pepe cleverly deceived everyone with a pass towards the boys serving the balls

41' The Portuguese launched a positional attack. They stood up in the literal sense. The coach announced two minutes for Barcelona. 40 passes in a row have already been made accurately

43' Miguel Veloso knocks down Kokorin on the very penalty line! Yellow and quite a dangerous standard. Kokorin outright beat the Portuguese

44' Kerzhakov shoots, and the ball gets stuck somewhere in the wall. When finishing, Kerzhakov hits higher

45' Well, in general, the last minute! Russia with the ball... and then without the ball

45+1' The only one added. Cristiano is pushed, he falls, Bystrov immediately jumps up to the judge and begins to prove to him that he is completely wrong

45+1' Ronaldo takes the free kick! Akinfeev takes the ball. Break!

Break' Very cheerful first half! Kerzhakov scored again in the 6th minute, just like in the match with Israel. Let's see - maybe on the 64th take it will be

Break' Ahhahaha, the score is 1:0! Cool

Break' In the workshop of funny pictures "Lenta.ru" they made an exercise on the theme of Kerzhakov's goal. Et!

Half-time' I wonder if anyone will hit the post today? I always dreamed of writing online “The ball licked the bar with its rough tongue”

46' Second!

46' We have one substitution. Glushakov entered the field instead of Fayzulin

47' By the way, the rain has almost stopped. The Portuguese immediately went on the attack on this occasion, but eventually lost the ball

48' Shirokov is simply a great passer today. Our team earns a corner, also thanks to his pass. The delivery, however, failed

49' Nani almost passed four people at once at speed, but Kombarov quietly held his hand. After which I heard a normal stream of Portuguese curses addressed to me

50' Kokorin managed to serve from under Pepe, he himself flew into the advertising board, and, alas, the ball was taken by Patricio. In the first minutes the Portuguese lead the match

51' Bystrov found a remedy against Lopes' rudeness and beat him on the flank, but there was not enough pace for more

52' Our team responded to the Portuguese with high pressure, but they don't care

53' A lucky rebound and we get another corner. Come on, Vasya

54' Well, it didn't work out

55' Everything is very similar to the first half, it's somehow not very great, because the Portuguese are still attacking a lot

56' Anyukov's tackles are some kind of super weapon against Ronaldo today. Although the Portuguese earned a corner, which is already

57' The stadium is charging: "Russians, forward!" Sounds impressive even from TV

58' Ronaldo rolls the ball near the post after a sharp attack. The Portuguese shot from a few meters, but Ignashevich managed to hinder him a little

60' Somehow our players became timid. Ignashevich cannot relax at all. The Portuguese become more and more dangerous in every attack

61' Something has clearly gone wrong somewhere - maybe because Gazprom advertising has stopped playing at the stadium - and we just can't get the ball away from the goal

62' “I see how Samedov inserts shin guards into his socks. As you understand, he hardly needs shin guards on the bench,” the second commentator on the field seems to hint to Stognienko

63' Portuguese strike, Postiga. From afar, and a rather weak shot, but it hit the target - Akinfeev caught

64' Ignashevich is again at the last line - he stops Nani's attempt to shoot from the penalty area. Kombarov began to get lost

65' Yeshchenko replaces Kerzhakov. Hmmmm...

66' Leaves Capello with one striker and strengthens midfield

66' Glushakov shoots! It was a good attack, but Denis hit weakly, although accurately

67' And the Portuguese are changing one. Varela comes on for Michaela

68' Varela immediately received the ball, but lost in the fight with Kombarov. True, the Portuguese attack did not stop for long

69' Shirokov set himself up well and earned a free kick. So-so

69' Kombarov served directly to Pepe, which is a pity

70' Varela again loses the fight to Kombarov, Varela is easier for him to deal with than Nani

71' They showed the VIP stand, former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov is sitting there. He looks and smiles. He likes everything

72' Russia, meanwhile, began to cross the center line more often, but not very well yet

73' The Portuguese were tired of their fruitless efforts, and Glushakov made a great pass through the center, gave it to Shirokov, but today he is more successful with passes

75' Last change for the Portuguese: the unfortunate Postigu was taken off and Eder came on.

76' Despite the fact that the Russians are not yet very good at creating, the level of play of Capello's team today is showing a consistently high level, and Portugal in general is faced with excellent defense in the person of Ignashevich and Berezutsky

78' One of the few successful throws to Kokorin, but it seems that the Russians were not trying to launch a quick attack. Hold the ball a little - and it will be

79' In principle, our entire attack comes down to throws at Kokorin and Glushakov's passes in the center

80' Ronaldo despaired of fighting Anyukov's tackles and began to shoot from outside the penalty area, as in FIFA 13. So far, not a single shot has reached Akinfeev

82' Kokoooorin! Great shot, saved by Patricio

83' Kokorin shot from a distance after a mistake by Pepe, who went forward and lost the ball. Patricio hit Shirokov, but his finishing shot was inaccurate

83' And Samedov came on instead of Bystrov

84' For the Portuguese, throws remain the most dangerous weapon, but they very rarely manage to shoot, let alone on target. Varela can't reach now

85' Kokorin forced Pepe to foul - that's good! There are five minutes left, a penalty kick, there will be a serve. But no! Glushakov hits the wall from 30 meters

87' Ronaldo tried to fool the referee, but Kassai knows what he's doing. Didn't give a free kick, although Cristiano dived skillfully

88' Kokorin doesn't get tired at all. Earned a corner, which, however, ended in nothing

89' Well, the Portuguese have wilted. They were wet, cold, and no longer even going on the attack. And this is good!

89' And Shirokov received a yellow card for taking too long. Roma did everything right

90' Last minute, well!

90+1' Three minutes added, well, this is some kind of competition of patience. The Portuguese have no sharpness

90+2' Aaaand... three minutes smoothly turned into one. Kokorin got a yellow card for something along the way

90+3' Kombarov clears the ball from the penalty area! ALL!!!! We won!!

Afterword ' So let's win, cats. See you at the match with Azerbaijan!

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