CdM 2022: Portugal 3-1 Turkey (finished) – Barça

Victorious over Turkey (3-1) this Thursday, Portugal will play in the final of the play-offs of the 2022 World Cup. To join Qatar, the band of Cristiano Ronaldo will have to overcome North Macedonia on Tuesday. Decided to make the difference at the start, the Portuguese exerted enormous pressure for a quarter of an hour. While Jota missed the inevitable one meter from goal, Otavio was much more inspired by finding the fault after a strike on the post from Bernardo Silva (1-0, 15th). A great start and then more for the locals, seriously jostled by sharper Turks and close to scoring three times by Kutlu, Yilmaz and Kökçü. Over the minutes, the game was rebalanced. After missing several raises, the Lusitanian defenders tightened the bolts. The Turkish rearguard held firm, thanks in particular to an inspired Kabak in his interventions … until the break approached. Too short, the player passed by Schalke saw Jota fly away on a perfect cross from Otavio to double the lead with a surgical whim (2-0, 42nd). Upon returning from the locker room, the 2016 European champion did not manage to put this third goal which could have pushed his opponent in spite of two great opportunities for Bernardo Silva and Jota. It was even the opposite that happened since after a superb collective action, Yilmaz, served by Ünder, gave hope to his people by adjusting Costa with a shot at close range (2-1, 65th). A goal that revived everything and made Portugal doubt. Rightly so. While Otavio thought he had found the fault with a crossed header, Fonte committed the irreparable act by mowing down Ünal in the box. But Yilmaz, crushed by the pressure, missed his penalty by shooting on top of the bar! A crack at the worst of times for the Turkish captain, who let slip the equalizer but especially the ticket for the World Cup. A relief for Portugal, who drove home the nail in added time by Nunes (3-1, 90th + 4). Find all the results, scorers and rankings on Maxifoot’s LIVE-SCORE. Read 9.016 times – by Youcef Touaitia on 03/24/2022 at 10:39 p.m.