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In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo showed greatness in defeat. He said goodbye to Mexican referee Cesar Ramos, whom he had abused a few minutes earlier, having whistled after a swallow by Ricardo Quaresma without a free kick. Ronaldo's second yellow card, which would have been suspended, was meaningless.
Ronaldo tried everything to keep the Portuguese dream from winning the first World Cup title. During the break, the captain had gathered and sworn his crew into the cabin. He then fought and looked for the dribble and conclusion against the tight defense of South America, which barely gave Portuguese space and almost always brought a leg, a torso or a balloon head.
Cavani Stole Ronaldo the Show
For once, another Ronaldo stole the show. Edinson Roberto Cavani Gomez, as Cavani is called by his full name, almost shot Uruguay alone in the quarterfinals. A first stroke of genius on his part and Luis Suarez had given an early advantage to Uruguay. Cavani kicked Suarez's cross in the seventh minute at the bottom of the post, after inflicting the attack on his striking partner with a magnificent 50-yard break. And in the 62nd minute, the Paris Saint-Germain striker scored the second goal of the night after missing Rui Patricio.
Victory of Cavani 1-0. (Video: SRF)
Pepe equalizes the game again. (Video: SRF)
A few minutes later, the match is over for Cavani. While he was limping with a sore face, Ronaldo honored him. The Portuguese supported his opponent and helped him to leave the field after a calf injury. If he will again face France in the quarterfinals of the match, he will be the double world champion in the coming days.
In the late famous Uruguay
Despite the failure of Cavani at the end of Uruguay acclaimed, In 1970, only for the second time retreated into the last eight round. So the South Americans went after the first round, in which they had barely been challenged, the first hard test. Although they conceded the first goal in the fourth game of the tournament, they still have one of the best defenses of the tournament.
Portugal found little solution to the very compact 4-4-2 system. Godin and José Gimenez, who also form a defensive bastion at Atlético de Madrid, kept the defense together. And Portugal coach Fernando Santos had no plan B ready for the day. Under the leadership of the 63-year-old athlete, it was only the second Portuguese defeat in the 33rd competitive match. In the fall of 2016, Portugal (without Ronaldo) lost the World Cup qualifier match to Basel 0: 2.
The defense of Portugal, one of the keys to triumph of the European Championship in 2016, was no longer as years. Above all, José Fonte, now playing in China, could not hide the missing rhythm. And in his 99th international match, Pepe advanced heroes to Dork within seven minutes. He first drew his head 1: 1 (55.); but that he also exceeded his zenith, he revealed in the 62nd minute, when he dug in front of the 1: 2 a wide Muslera tee. (nda)
Created: 30.06.2018, 23:03
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