Portugal were made to work for all three points on Tuesday as they began their Euro 2020 campaign with all three points against a well drilled and stubborn Hungary.
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Hungary
Hungary knew they would have to be strong in defence to pick up anything from Tuesday's game but even the most optimistic of fans couldn’t have predicted the impressive performance Peter Gulasci put on between the posts.
Whether it was stopping a sizzling shot from Diogo Jota in the first half, plucking constant crosses out of the air or denying Bruno Fernandes from scoring a remarkable long-shot, the RB Leipzig shot-stopper was on top of everything.
Gulasci was eventually undone by a deflected shot late in the game but it shouldn’t take anything away from a stellar performance.
Whether it was stopping a sizzling shot from Diogo Jota in the first half, plucking constant crosses out of the air or denying Bruno Fernandes from scoring a remarkable long-shot, the RB Leipzig shot-stopper was on top of everything.
Gulasci was eventually undone by a deflected shot late in the game but it shouldn’t take anything away from a stellar performance.
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Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo may not be the dynamic player he once was but with 36 goals for Juventus in the past season there’s no doubt that the star forward was still Portugal’s best route to goal.
However, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player was far from his best in Budapest, with just 39 touches of the ball over the course of the game and three shots.
Ronaldo eventually redeemed himself with a late goal from the penalty spot to become the top scorer in European Championship history, before grabbing a second in the dying moments of the game to secure all three points for his side.
However, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player was far from his best in Budapest, with just 39 touches of the ball over the course of the game and three shots.
Ronaldo eventually redeemed himself with a late goal from the penalty spot to become the top scorer in European Championship history, before grabbing a second in the dying moments of the game to secure all three points for his side.
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Portugal
With Portugal’s front line struggling to create or indeed score goals, responsibility for claiming all three points fell to left-back Raphael Guerreiro.
With just five minutes left of the game, a cross was fired in from the right flank and found the Borussia Dortmund defender in the centre of the box. Guerreiro fired it towards goal and via a notable deflection watched it bounce into the back of the net.
It won’t be the most aesthetically pleasing goal in Guerreiro’s career but he certainly won’t mind.
With just five minutes left of the game, a cross was fired in from the right flank and found the Borussia Dortmund defender in the centre of the box. Guerreiro fired it towards goal and via a notable deflection watched it bounce into the back of the net.
It won’t be the most aesthetically pleasing goal in Guerreiro’s career but he certainly won’t mind.
