Peeeeeeeeeeeep! Full-time! Wow, I need a breather here! What a finish to the game! Ron was given two chances and you don't just hand it on the plate to the Ballon d'Or holder!
The goal stands! Jeez! What a finish! Ronaldo, single-handedly, wins it! We thought it was Salah's night, it took Ronaldo two minutes to change that. What a player, what an athlete. What a night!
90+3' Shikabala tries hold the ball up top but he doesn't have enough juice in them legs. Portugal get it going again and win a freekick late on! Another goal?!
90+2' Ronaldo!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just when you thought this was Egypt's! You don't give him a free header! Beautiful cross by Martins and Hegazy mistimes his jump!
90+1' Martins with a slalom ish run on the left and he then manages to play a neat one-two with Bruno. The subsequent cross finds Ronaldo but he isn't able to get his shot away! Egypt get away with one!
86' Martins tries to make something from the right with his dancing feet, but his cross is safely blocked by the Egyptian defence. Been the story of the night for the Portuguese wingers who have hit a wall.
83' Egypt are doing their best impression of a homewrecker, upsetting Portugal's flow with the press and hold up play. I don't see Portugal scoring here, unless the great man pulls something out of the hat. I hope you know whom I'm talking about here...
80' Portugal have seen plenty of the ball after the goal but have looked so aimless. Neither have they crossed nor have they tried to go centrally and break the defensive hold of Egypt.
78' Substitution: Salah, the goalscorer, is off for Shikabala. The Egyptian Messi has left the pitch. One Ronaldo is still there. Can he make something happen?
75' Hegazy with a good cross-field pass for Trezeguet, but the latter's cross is blocked. Egypt win the second ball and manage to keep the ball in the opposition half...
71' Bad first touch by Martins but it was a good pass by Ronaldo. Martins is so damn fast, even his bad touches at times can be salvaged, to be honest!
68' When Egypt get the ball, they try to delay proceedings. This wasn't seen in the first half. They're inviting the Portuguese side to create gaps at the back and then break.
64' Ronaldo shoots! Al Shenawy saves! A very acute angle, but it needed saving! He's playing more centrally, by the way, as Quaresma is on the left wing.
63' Jeez! Quaresma and the outside of the boot go like a duck to water! It was a shame no one was there to meet his cross! Could have had an instant impact!
59' Egypt are visibly playing with so much more composure now. They manage a spell of neat passing in the midfield. With a goal to protect, they could be more dangerous on the break.
Just wow. That's Salah summed up this season! Doesn't think about it, just knows what he is supposed to do and he never doubted himself! A good pass by El Said who had the composure not to bottle it, something Egypt didn't have in the first half!
49' Portugal are enjoying possession here but a lot of it in the midfield. Egypt are so well drilled at the back. Occasionally they apply the high press.
48' We saw plenty of Ronaldo in the first half but the end product was lacking. Egypt are playing very deep again, a dangerous thing to do when the opposition has players like Ron and Bernardo who are very skilful.
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