how Uruguay eliminated Portugal

Double works early
Cavani and Suárez on the field, for the first time in this Cup, after both scored in the previous match. Confident, the duo showed the couple and the quality that the celestial fans expect from their attackers, at the beginning of the match. Cavani, on the right, with a good pbad, reversed the ball to Suárez. The Barcelona striker held the ball and made the beautiful help to Cavani, who opened the mark in Sochi with his head.

Middle pitcher pbades the test
After several tests in the group stage, which found the ideal line to compose his environment. Neighbors Vecino, Bentancur and Torreira, who had already done well against Russia in their 3-0 win on the last lap, had another strong performance. Against Portugal, in a game with more pressure and weight, being in the eliminatory phase, the trio had a mature position in the field and with a strong marking, mobility, disarmament and consistencies, Uruguay seems to have found the strength in the central part of

Control of the game
The Uruguay, after the goal, eventually dominate the match, not even offering many dangers to Portugal and leaving the l '# 39; opponent have the ball in the foot. The defense, concentrated, managed to neutralize most of the Portuguese offensives. Portugal, even in possession of the ball, has shown difficulties in keeping to the Uruguayan back and has run into lack of creativity. When he recovered the ball, he could not give the speed to make a good transition to the attack, which facilitated the recovery of the Uruguayan defense.

Average Portuguese
The lack of Portuguese creativity was due to the performance of João Mário and Gonçalo Guedes, who failed to impose the quality of leaving Cristiano Ronaldo with more chances of goal. The positive side was Bernardo Guedes, who was the player who most sought the game among midfielders and one of the most participative of the game, with dribbling and speed. His games were essential to distract the attention and attention of the Uruguayan striker with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Duel on the sides
Caceres, with the support of Nández, played a decisive role in scoring the Portuguese left, where they play lateral Raphael Guerreiro and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Uruguayan players' mark on Guerreiro was important for the ball to make it even more difficult to reach Cristiano Ronaldo. On the other side, Laxalt was chosen to play for the side, after a great action of the wing against Russia and once again went well.

Uruguayan Weapon in Portuguese Hand
Uruguay's main offensive game is the dead ball. Of the six goals scored, five were directly or indirectly derived from the standing ball. It was Portugal, however, who knew how to use this weapon. After a short corner load, Guerreiro crossed into the area and the Uruguayan defender, worried for Cristiano Ronaldo, forgot Pepe.

Portugal improves in second half
After Pepe's goal, Portugal saw a visible improvement in the match. The midfielder began to show more fluidity and lightness, showing more tranquility and control of the ball, getting closer to the Uruguayan defense.

Cavani decides
In times of difficulty, Uruguay uses the direct attack After the Portuguese goal, the Uruguayan midfielder began to demonstrate his weaknesses. Muslera has tried to break through at the hour. It worked. The ball was left for Cavani, who elegantly took the goalkeeper, with his foot and with all the merits, handed Uruguay back to the front of the score.

Cristiano Ronaldo discreto
The Portuguese ace tried to create and participate more in the game, moving between offensive areas and encouraging players. With dribbling, looking for the game out of the box and on the left side, the player has attracted at least two Uruguayan players each time he steered the ball, making room for his teammates. The guy, however, stumbled into the lack of creativity in the environment and, after Uruguay's second goal, could not call the game to himself.

In the end, the attack against the defense
Portugal was at the top of Celeste after the goal, with a discrete performance in the second half, CR7 was not decisive. The Portuguese sought equalization, while Uruguay only played on the counterattack. Coach Fernando Santos added two strikers to the field, Ricardo Quaresma and Andre Silva entered the match to increase the firepower of the Portuguese team. The Portuguese managed a few moments of danger, especially in the last minutes. Goalkeeper Rui Patrício even went into the zone in the last ball of the match, but the Portuguese failed to break through the Uruguayan defense and bid farewell to the World Cup.

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

URUGUAY 2 X 1 PORTUGAL
Place : Olympic Stadium, Sochi (Russia)
Date-Time : 30/6/2018 – 15h Marvin Torrentera and Miguel Hernandez (both from Mexico)
Public / Revenue : 44,873 Present
Yellow card : Cristiano : Cesar Ramos (Mexico) Ronaldo (POR)
Red cards : –
Goals : Cavani (6º / 1ºT) (1-0), Pepe (9º / 2ºT) (1- 1), Cavani 16 / 2ºT) (2-1)