Confederations Cup: Portugal vs Chile Semifinal Match Report
Portugal faced Chile in the semifinal match of Confederations Cup. The match ended with Chile winning the match and moving on to the Confed final, where they will face either Mexico or Germany, based on the outcome of the other semifinal. At the end of the match, the scoreboard read Portugal 0-3 Chile.
The teams picked pace right from the beginning of the match. Both the teams gave equally energetic performances, as they locked horns and continues to make attempts to net the ball. The level of energy for both the teams was quite high. Before the match, Chile had mentioned that they would target Ronaldo and try to prevent him getting the ball and scoring. On the field, this conscious effort was quite visible. But, the approach of tackling the possessor of the ball one on one was seen from both the teams.
Confederations Cup: Portugal vs Chile Semifinal Match Report
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As the fight got stronger, the players got more reckless. Jara got booked in the 23rd minute for clipping Andre Silva, who got his booking in the 27th min when the referee failed to give Portugal a penalty after the young player’s challenge for a ball in the box. Portugal got a corner. The first half came to an end, with an extra minute being played, and at the end of t, the scoreboard read Portugal 0-0 Chile.
The second half went on quite similarly, only with more aggression. Several bookings, chances and corners later, the second half, too, came to a goalless end. The match went into extra time, which also remained without a goal. The penalty shootout began. Vidal, Aranguiz and Alexis contributed three penalty shots for Chile, while Quaresma, Moutinho and Nani missed. Chile’s goalkeeper, Claudio Bravo, was extremely impressive as he saved 3 consecutive goals out of 5. Chile thus won 3-0 on penalty, and moved on to the final of Confederations Cup.
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