Portugal vs Czechia, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2024: Conceição nets late as Portugal beat Czechia 2-1
A late goal by Portugal substitute Francisco Conceição secured a 2-1 victory over the Czechia in their opening Group F game at Euro 2024, where they also needed an own goal as they came from behind to snatch victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 4': Hand ball by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
- 6': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 8': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 14': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
- 14': Delay in match (Portugal).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 19': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Rúben Dias (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 22': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Pavel Sulc.
- 22': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Pavel Sulc.
- 23': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepe.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Mendes.
- 24': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lukás Provod.
- 28': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jindrich Stanek.
- 32': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
- 39': Rafael Leão (Portugal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 39': Rafael Leão (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
- 45': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Czechia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Czechia 0.
- 46': Foul by Tomás Holes (Czechia).
- 46': Rafael Leão (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
- 51': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
- 51': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 52': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Dias with a cross.
- 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
- 57': Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).
- 57': João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Patrik Schick (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Robin Hranác.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 60': Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Lingr replaces Jan Kuchta.
- 61': Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Patrik Schick.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mojmír Chytil (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
- 62': Goal! Portugal 0, Czechia 1. Lukás Provod (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 63': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Rafael Leão.
- 63': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Inácio replaces Diogo Dalot.
- 64': Hand ball by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).
- 66': Foul by Diogo Jota (Portugal).
- 66': Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitinha with a cross.
- 69': Own Goal by Robin Hranác, Czechia. Portugal 1, Czechia 1.
- 72': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 73': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
- 73': Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 75': Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Vitinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 78': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jindrich Stanek.
- 79': Substitution, Czechia. Antonín Barák replaces Lukás Provod.
- 79': Substitution, Czechia. Petr Sevcík replaces Pavel Sulc.
- 80': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 81': Antonín Barák (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 81': Attempt blocked. Petr Sevcík (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mojmír Chytil.
- 81': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
- 85': Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Tomás Holes (Czechia).
- 87': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 87': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Diogo Jota (Portugal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 87': VAR Decision: No Goal Portugal 1-1 Czechia.
- 88': Foul by Antonín Barák (Czechia).
- 88': Vitinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Portugal. Francisco Conceição replaces Vitinha.
- 90': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces João Cancelo.
- 90': Substitution, Portugal. Pedro Neto replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 90'+2': Goal! Portugal 2, Czechia 1. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Tomás Holes.
- 90'+4': Offside, Czechia. Ondrej Lingr is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Czechia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Czechia 1.
Statistics
 CZE |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 26.7 | Possession | 73.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 169 | Accurate Passes | 618 |
| 257 | Passes | 704 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 31 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,421
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,421
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Portugal (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 19 | Nuno Mendes |
| 4 | Rúben Dias |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 23 | Vitinha |
| 20 | João Cancelo |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 17 | Rafael Leão  |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
Czechia (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jindrich Stanek (GK) |
| 4 | Robin Hranác |
| 18 | Ladislav Krejcí |
| 3 | Tomás Holes |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 25 | Pavel Sulc |
| 14 | Lukás Provod |
| 12 | David Doudera |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 11 | Jan Kuchta |
| 10 | Patrik Schick |
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