Concaicao's late goal (left) brought victory to Portugal - Photo: REUTERS
Portugal looked deadlocked for most of the match. They had possession and shots, but there weren't many truly dangerous situations.
Cristiano Ronaldo was still the destination of many opportunities. One of them was in the 32nd minute, when he ran down but could not beat goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek. Rafael Leao and Nuno Mendes also had inaccurate shots.
Portugal's attacks on the flanks and in the middle were ineffective. They were stuck and crossed the ball a lot, but could not cause any trouble for the tall Czech defense.
The second half was not too bright for Portugal. It is worth mentioning that coach Roberto Martinez did not immediately make adjustments when many positions were playing ineffectively.
As a result, Portugal conceded the first goal. Lukas Provod took advantage of the opportunity to unleash a dangerous long-range shot to open the scoring for the Czech Republic in the 62nd minute.
This situation made Portugal even more stuck. But luck smiled on them in a difficult moment. In the 69th minute, the red team unexpectedly equalized after a mistake by their opponent. Nuno Mendes headed the ball, forcing goalkeeper Stanek to save. But the ball hit Czech defender Robin Hranac and went back into the goal.
In the final minutes of the match, Portugal pressed the field even more. Diogo Jota put the ball in the net in the 86th minute and celebrated wildly. However, VAR canceled this goal when it discovered that Ronaldo had been offside before.
It wasn't until the 90+2 minute that Portuguese fans got to celebrate a dramatic victory. Pedro Neto's skillful dribbling unsettled the Czech Republic defense. Conceicao took advantage of a poor clearance from his opponent to seal a 2-1 victory for Portugal on the opening day of Euro 2024.
Starting lineup of Portugal and Czech Republic - Graphics: AN BINH
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