Portugal finally won the inaugural victory in the 2018 World Cup. Is the mega star Cristiano Ronaldo who became determinant of Selecao Das Quinas victory in the match against Morocco, Wednesday (20/6) night local time.
In the second match of Group B held at Luzhniki Stadium, Portugal won by a score of 1-0 from Ronaldo's goal. Portugal now have four points and Morocco will be eliminated after two consecutive defeats.
The game
As was done in the game against Spain, Portugal immediately pressed in the early minutes. The result is identical. Just four minutes of action running, Portugal already ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo header welcomed a corner kick Joao Mountinho.
Four minutes later, Ronaldo again could be an opportunity. This time the football is only a thin sideways side of Morocco's keeper kept Mohamedi.
Morocco although lagging able to master the game early in the first half. But, the Portuguese defense is so solid and makes Judge Ziyech and colleagues struggle to get a gap to enter the penalty box.
Two attempts from long-distance kicks were released by Ziyech and Karim El Ahmadi. But, their efforts still have not broken into goalkeeper Rui Patricio. Meanwhile, Younes Belhanda's header in the first half extension time is still sideways. Portugal remain 1-0 up.