UEFA Nations League

Portugal vs Scotland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Portugal
  • 54': Bruno Fernandes
  • 88': Cristiano Ronaldo
FT
2 - 1
Scotland
  • 7': Scott McTominay

Cristiano Ronaldo nets late goal as Portugal beat Scotland

Substitute Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late winner as Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1 to continue their strong start to the Nations League on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 4': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
  • 4': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 4': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Palhinha.
  • 5': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
  • 5': Pedro Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 6': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Goal! Portugal 0, Scotland 1. Scott McTominay (Scotland) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 10': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Billy Gilmour (Scotland).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 13': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Scotland).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
  • 13': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 16': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 16': Attempt missed. António Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 20': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 20': Offside, Portugal. Rúben Dias is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by António Silva (Portugal).
  • 21': Scott McTominay (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 26': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lyndon Dykes.
  • 27': Attempt missed. António Silva (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a corner.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 28': Delay in match (Portugal).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 33': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 35': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 35': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
  • 36': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nuno Mendes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 37': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
  • 37': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
  • 39': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Ryan Christie (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
  • 43': Lyndon Dykes (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
  • 45': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Portugal 0, Scotland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal 0, Scotland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 51': Andy Robertson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Portugal 1, Scotland 1. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 60': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
  • 60': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Delay in match (Portugal).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by António Silva.
  • 65': Foul by Rafael Leão (Portugal).
  • 65': Kenny McLean (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
  • 66': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
  • 67': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
  • 67': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Rúben Neves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Bernardo Silva.
  • 68': Substitution, Portugal. João Félix replaces Rafael Leão.
  • 68': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 70': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by João Félix.
  • 71': Diogo Costa (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Kenny McLean (Scotland).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, Scotland. Ryan Gauld replaces Kenny McLean because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Scotland. Tommy Conway replaces Lyndon Dykes.
  • 76': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Dalot replaces Nélson Semedo.
  • 78': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • 79': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
  • 80': John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
  • 82': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
  • 82': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 83': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 83': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
  • 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 85': Anthony Ralston (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Scotland. Lewis Morgan replaces Ryan Christie.
  • 88': Goal! Portugal 2, Scotland 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nuno Mendes with a cross.
  • 89': Billy Gilmour (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by João Félix (Portugal).
  • 90': Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
  • 90'+1': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Scotland. Ben Doak replaces John McGinn.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Scott McTominay (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Scotland. Lewis Morgan is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Scotland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal 2, Scotland 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 12
6 Saves 1
31.8 Possession 68.2
5 SHOTS 26
2 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
198 Accurate Passes 530
275 Passes 580
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 40
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 31
23 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 17
17 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
6 Interceptions 8
31 Effective Clearances 11
31 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Estádio da Luz
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Attendance: 59,894

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 6 +8 14
2 Croatia 6 0 8
3 Scotland 6 -1 7
4 Poland 6 -7 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portugal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Diogo Costa (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
4 António Silva
19 Nuno Mendes
2 Nélson Semedo Yellow Card
6 João Palhinha
8 Bruno Fernandes
10 Bernardo Silva
21 Diogo Jota
17 Rafael Leão
20 Pedro Neto
Portugal Substitutes:
Geovany Quenda, Renato Veiga, Rui Silva, João Neves, José Sá, Francisco Trincão, Tiago Santos, Diogo Dalot, Rúben Neves, João Félix, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pedro Gonçalves.

SCO Scotland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Angus Gunn (GK)
6 Scott McKenna
5 Grant Hanley
3 Andrew Robertson Yellow Card
2 Anthony Ralston Yellow Card
4 Scott McTominay
23 Kenny McLean
8 Billy Gilmour
9 Lyndon Dykes
7 John McGinn
11 Ryan Christie Yellow Card
Scotland Substitutes:
Ryan Gauld, Tommy Conway, Josh Doig, Zander Clark, Ryan Porteous, Ben Doak, Max Johnston, John Souttar, Connor Barron, Jon McCracken, Lewis Morgan, Lawrence Shankland.

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