Euro 2024 statistics: Portugal took 19 shots to score first goal
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•19/06/2024
Portugal had a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic despite dominating all statistics in the first match of Group F Euro 2024 in the early morning of June 19.
Portugal dominates all indicators against the Czech Republic in the opening match of Euro 2024 - Graphics: AN BINH
Facing the Czech Republic, Portugal had to wait until the second minute of injury time to score their first goal. Francisco Conceicao's close-range shot brought a 2-1 victory for Portugal in the opening match of Euro 2024.Ronaldo and his teammates completely dominated the Czech Republic in this match in important parameters. Portugal's strikers launched 19 shots (8 on target), completely surpassing the Czech Republic with only 5 (1 on target). Portugal had a ball possession time of up to 74%, much higher than the Czech Republic (26%). This is not a surprising number, when they own classy midfielders such as Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Vitinha. Coach Roberto Martinez's team launched the highest number of passes since the beginning of Euro 2024. In total, Portugal had 707 passes, more than 3 times more than the Czech Republic (255 passes). Portugal also showed accuracy in their passes with a rate of 87%. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic only had 65%. Corner kick statistics also showed Portugal's dominance. Specifically, they had 13 times performing these situations, while the Czech Republic had none. The two teams showed balance in the foul, offside, and card indexes. The dramatic victory in the opening match helped Ronaldo and his teammates have a bright chance to advance to the next round. In the next match, Portugal will face Turkey at 11pm on June 22.
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