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90+2' ALMOST! New Zealand almost grab a consolation with a beautiful passage of play that ends with a clever pass to Kosta in the box, but he blazes over.
90' Nani rifles a low drive past Marinovic with a hammer of a shot across goal with his left foot, right into the bottom corner. New Zealand 0-4 Portugal!
88' Check him again! Rui Patricio comes up to collect a cross from the left and clatters into Bruno Alves, dropping the ball for Boxhall, but his shot is blocked by a recovering Portuguese keeper.
84' Chance! Martins first contribution is brilliant, bursting down the right wing and finding Andre Silva in space in the box, but both of the Portuguese youngster's shots on goal are blocked.
80' Ronaldo called him his successor and this was eerily reminiscent of his younger days. Andre Silva receives the ball in midfield and drives towards goal, bursting past his marker with ease and rifling a shot from the right into the opposite top corner! New Zealand 0-3 Portugal!
79' SO CLOSE! Nani leads a counter attack down the left wing, before cutting back inside and trying to curl a measured shot on goal with the instep of his right boot, only to watch it fly inches wide of the far corner.
76' SHOT! New Zealand begin a counter-attack in a 4-on-4 situation, but Chris Wood wastes the chance with an early shot from range, that barely troubles Rui Patricio.
71' Nani SCREAMS for a penalty after going shoulder-to-shoulder with Tommy Smith in the penalty box while competing for a cross from Quaresma. That would have been... generous, and in the age of VAR, incorrect.
69' ANOTHER SAVE FROM MARINOVIC! Semedo's low cutback from the right wing finds Nani in the box, and he shoots powerfully at goal - the ball takes a deflection off a defender from close range, but the Kiwi keeper is still on hand to make yet another incredible save!
67' Ronaldo comes off to a standing ovation, as Santos replaces him with Nani, who also dons the captain's armband and his 110th cap for Portugal (3rd in the list of all-time Portuguese internationals)
64' HOW DID HE MISS?! Moutinho sends in a beautiful through ball on the right channel, finding Andre Silva making a clever run into the box, but the Milan youngster fluffs his lines, dallying on the ball and allowing Marinovic to close him down and block his shot.
60' Semedo sends in a regulation cross from the right, but Ronaldo's alien-like neck muscles result in a powerful downward header that looked destined for goal, only for Marinovic to make a smart reaction save!
58' WHAT A SAVE! Rojas starts off the attack for New Zealand down the middle, before sending Doyle clear on the left wing. He responds with a pitch-perfect low cross to the far post, where Wood slides in to send a shot on goal, only for Patricio to make a close-range save!
55' Tuiloma sends in a long throw from the right wing, with Smith winning a header in the box. Pepe clears the flick-on, but moments later clatters into Doyle, earning him a booking.
It's bad news for Portugal, as that means Pepe will miss the semifinal.
