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74% Ball Possession PORTUGAL and 26% Ball Possession CZECHIA

Portugal 2 – 1 CZECHIA 

69′ Robin Hranác(og)             62′ Lukás Provod
92′ Francisco Conceição

🏆👉 Portugal win the UEFA EURO 2024 Matchday 1 against Czechia on Tuesday 18 June 2024 at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany. Francisco Conceição came off the bench to grab a stoppage-time winner. It’s a memorable victory because it came on a day when the nation hit two Euro milestones right from kickoff. Forward Cristiano Ronaldo became the first to play in six European Championships and his teammate Pepê, the oldest, at age 41. Portugal joins Turkey at the top of Group F with three points while the Czech Republic remains stuck at zero in the company of Georgia.

The hero tonight is Conceição, 21-year-old, because he scored in the third minute of added time the winner goal. First half controlled by the Portuguese, dangerous on two occasions with Ronaldo, but closed without great results; in the second half the Czechs took the lead through Provod but Hranac’s own goal and Conceicao’s goal in injury time crowned the comeback and handed the first three points to Martinez’s boys.

In the next round scheduled for Saturday, the Czechs will challenge Georgia and the Portuguese against Vincenzo Montella’s Turks.

 🇵🇹 Serie A Players with Portugal’s EURO 2024 squad

Head Coach:  🇪🇸  Roberto Martínez

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício (Roma) listed among substitutes
Forward Rafael Leão (AC Milan) played until the 63rd minute. Got a yellow card 3th minute

🇨🇿 Serie A Players with Czech Republic’s EURO 2024 squad

Head Coach:  🇨🇿 Ivan Hašek

Midfielder Antonín Barák (Fiorentina) played from the 79th minute when replacing Lukás Provod

𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔́𝗩𝗘𝗟. 🐐🇵🇹 #PartilhaAPaixão | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/DAF96e3mVH

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 18, 2024

⏰ 90′ Subbed on
⏰ 92′ Scores the winner

Take a bow, Francisco Conceição 🤩#EURO2024 | #PORCZE pic.twitter.com/MBIGcQd1r6

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

🔝 Cristiano Ronaldo has reclaimed the record for most EUROs by featuring in his sixth edition 📰⬇️#EURO2024

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

Photo via x.com/euro2024

🇵🇹 Ronaldo breaks another record 😲

The first player to appear at 6 EUROs 👏#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/mUxplRXWAr

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

A moment they won’t forget ☺️@lidl | #EUROplayerescorts pic.twitter.com/pqK3oFpbly

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

🇵🇹 Hyped 🗣️#EURO2024 | #PORCZE pic.twitter.com/1wU8WcuCOQ

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

Uma grande noite em Leipzig ✨🇵🇹 #PartilhaAPaixão | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/GUjODw0E1J

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 18, 2024

𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗛𝗔 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗦. ❤️‍🔥😍 #PartilhaAPaixão | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/lQoKQuCb1c

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 18, 2024

Idade é só um número 😮‍💨🍷 #PartilhaAPaixão | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/5WPesoEeRY

— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) June 18, 2024

Vitinha claims #PORCZE Player of the Match 🇵🇹👏@Vivo_GLOBAL | #EUROPOTM pic.twitter.com/mP1YkxrMsk

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 18, 2024

Photo via x.com/euro2024

 UEFA EURO 2024
Group F

Portugal 2 – 1 Czechia
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Leipzig Stadium
Leipzig, Germany

21:00

Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant referees: Filippo Meli (ITA) and Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth official: Rade Obrenovic (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)

⚽️ Goals:

🟨 Booked:

✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:

PORTUGAL (3-5-2): Diogo Costa; Ruben Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes; Dalot (63′ Inacio), Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Cancelo; Ronaldo, Leao (63′ Diogo Jota).

Subs.: Rui Patricio, Sa, Semedo, Palhinha, Ramos, Joao Felix, Danilo, Joao Neves, Nunes, Ruben Neves, Antonio Silva, Pedro Neto, Conceiçao.

Coach: Martinez

CZECH REPUBLIC (3-5-2): Stanek; Holes, Hranac, Krejci; Coufal, Sulc (79′ Sevcik), Soucek, Provod (79′ Barak), Doudera; Kuchta (60′ Lingr), Schick (60′ Chytil).

Subs.: Kovar, Jaros, Zima, Vitik, Hlozek, D. Jurasek, Cerny, Chory, Cerv, Vlcek, M. Jurasek.

Coach.: Hasek