Portugal defeats the Atlas Lions (1-0) in their World Cup's second game. Morocco lost last week to Iran (1-0). End of added time The Morocco vs. Portugal game ends. The Atlas Lions were defeated by the Portuguese team 1-0. Added time Benatia misses another important opportunity. 90' A yellow card for Portygal's 23. 89' Ziyech misses an important opportunity. 5 minutes are granted to the two teams as added time. 87' Substitution : Portugal's 23 in and 8 out. 85' Substitution : Faycal Fajr in and Karim Ahmadi out. 80' Dirar misses an opportunity while the Atlas Lions are controlling the game. 78' Benatia misses an opportunity to score. 74' Morocco' second substitution : Belhanda out and Carcela in. 69' Portugal' second substitution : 16 in and 10 out. 68' A substitution for Morocco : Khalid Boutaib out and Ayoub El Kaabi in. 67' Ziyech' free kick hits the wrong place, in an attempt to score. 64' Morocco is pressuring Portugal, performing several attacks. 60' Benatia's kick fails to hit the right place. 58' A substitution for the Portuguese team : 18 in and 11 out. 56' Belhanda misses a precious opportunity. The ball was successfully kept out by the Portuguese goal keeper. 54' Belhanda performs an important attempt to score. The Atlas Lions are pressuring the Portuguese team through a series of attacks. 50' Another failed attempt by Cristiano Ronaldo. 46' The Portuguese team starts the game with two failed attempts, trying to score their second goal. 45' The game's second half kicks off. First half According to FIFA statistics, Morocco made 8 attempts while Portugal performed only 5. The Atlas Lions possessed the ball 51% of the time and had 70% pass accuracy during the first half. 48' The first half ends. Portugal is in a favorable position after Ronaldo scored a goal four minutes after the start of the game. 45' Belhanda misses an important opportunity to score after he was handed teh ball by Amrabat. 44' Younes Belhanda is out for a medical check up. 3 minutes are granted to the two teams as additional time. 43' Two more important failed attacks by Amrabat, while Morocco keeps putting pressure on the Portuguese part. 39' A dangerous attempt performed by Portugal to score a second goal has been blocked after Morocco's goal keeper held the ball. 35' A kick by Ziyech blocked by Portugal's goal keeper. 32' The Portuguese team is back on track, pressuring more and more the Atlas Lions. 31' A counter attack by the Portuguese team has been successfully blocked by the Atlas Lions. 26' The Atlas Lions' performance has been significantly improved compared to the previous match played against Iran. 22' Ziyech hits the ball but it was captured by the Portuguese goal keeper. 19' Morocco is putting more pressure on the the Portuguese team through a series of attacks. 18' Another important opportunity missed by the Atlas Lions. Boussoufa was about to score Morocco's first goal in the World Cup. 17' Hakim Ziyech misses a very important opportunity, failing to hit the ball on time. 15' Portugal is putting more pressure on the Atlas Lions. 14' The Atlas Lions are manipulating the game. Two attacks have been performed so far by Da Costa and Belhanda. 11' Benatia misses an opportunity to score after the Portuguese goal keeper blocked the ball with his two hands. 9' Mbarek Boussoufa missed an opportunity to score, after the ball failed to hit the right spot. 8' Morocco made a positive start before the Portugal's back. Ronaldo failed to score after a serious attack against the Atlas Lions. 4' Cristiano Ronaldo scores Portugal's first goal in front of the Atlas Lions. 1' Morocco's first attempt to score was performed by Khalid Boutaib. 13:00 The Morocco vs. Portugal game starts in Moscow. 12:56 The Moroccan national anthem is played in Moscow's Olympic stadium. 12:55 Players selected by French coach Hervé Renard to be part of the game : Hakim Ziyech, Younés Belhanda, Nordin Amrabat, Mbarek Boussoufa, Karim Al Ahmadi Manuel Marouane Da Costa, Medhi Benatia, Nabil Dirar, Munir El Kaabi, and Munir El Mohammadi. 12:49 On 1 pm (local time), Morocco is facing the Portuguese team in its second World Cup game. Held in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the match is a turning point for the Atlas Lions who lost to the Iranian team Friday in Saint Petersburg.
