Man United star shines, Portugal wins big in Bosnia EURO qualifiers

After two resounding opening victories against Luxembourg and Liechtenstein in March, Portugal returned to their home ground in Lisbon to welcome Bosnia with the determination to win all 3 points to firmly consolidate their top position in the group against the "watching" of the former Yugoslav team along with Slovakia...

"Crazy fan" rushed to "cuddle" Ronaldo before being arrested and taken off the field

With the game almost completely under control, Portugal confidently launched stormy attacks towards the Bosnian goal. In one of these situations in the 24th minute, Joao Cancelo crossed the ball from the right wing for Cristiano Ronaldo to jump high and head the ball into the net, tearing the net of goalkeeper Ibrahim Sehic. However, the goal was not recognized by the referee due to an offside error by the home team captain.

Ronaldo's goal was denied due to offside

It wasn't until the 44th minute, from an attack initiated by Ronaldo, that Bruno Fernandes sent a through pass to Bernardo Silva, who ran down and calmly finished to open the score. The entire Da Luz Stadium in Lisbon exploded with the combination that led to this beautiful goal.

Bernardo Silva celebrates opening the scoring

After the break, Portugal still completely dominated the game compared to the visiting team Bosnia - this match still started with a familiar core of key players such as Sead Kolasinac, Miralem Pjanic, Edin Dzeko... In the 77th minute, Bruno Fernandes jumped high to head the ball from a favorable pass from Ruben Neves, doubling the gap for the home team.

In the 90+3 minute, the Man United star completed his impressive performance in this match when he unleashed a tricky shot after a failed clearance by a Bosnian defender, sealing a resounding 3-0 victory for Portugal.

Bruno Fernandes scored two goals and made one assist in Portugal's 3-0 win

Having won all three matches, coach Roberto Martinez's team is firmly at the top of Group J with 9 points. Meanwhile, Bosnia with only 3 points even dropped to fourth place, behind Slovakia (who beat Iceland 2-1 away) and Luxembourg (who won 2-0 at home against Liechtenstein) when both sides played in this round.

In a notable match in Group F , Belgium, on home soil, without their star player Kevin de Bruyne, surprisingly drew 1-1 with Austria. The home team even conceded an own goal from Orel Mangala in the 21st minute and it was not until the 61st minute that they were able to equalize thanks to a goal from captain Romelu Lukaku!

This draw makes Belgium continue to stay in second place, 3 points behind Austria and having played one less match.

Dong Linh - Photo: Reuters

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/sao-man-united-ruc-sang-bo-dao-nha-thang-dam-bosnia-vong-loai-euro-20230618064204358.htm