At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on September 28, the 6th round of the 2022-23 UEFA National League A Division 2 Group 2 ushered in an Iberian derby, and Portugal sat at home to meet Spain. In the first half, Spanish goalkeeper Simon made several wonderful saves; In the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo missed a good opportunity and Morata scored a killer goal in the 88th minute. In the end, Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to reach the final four of the UEFA League.
In the last round of UEFA Nations League, Spain lost 2-1 at home to Switzerland, and Portugal beat the Czech Republic 4-0 away. After five rounds, Portugal finished first in the group with 10 points, Spain finished second in the group with 8 points, and Spain only had to defeat Portugal to advance to the final four of the UEFA League.
In the 4th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled the ball by Rodri, who was defending him from behind, and Portugal won a free-kick in front. B Fei transferred the ball into the box, Danilo headed the ball across, C Luo received the ball and turned to shoot, the ball was deflected, and C Luo also offside.
In the 7th minute, Saravia received a cross from inside the box and his push was blocked by a defender. In the 21st minute, Cancello crossed from the right in front of him, Jota's header from inside the penalty area was crossed, Ronaldo received the ball and Carvalho's shot was blocked.
In the 22nd minute, the Spanish defender returned Simon in the penalty area, C Ronaldo stepped forward to steal, Simon hurriedly kicked the ball out of the bottom line, and also tripped C Ronaldo, who complained to the referee, but the referee smiled and did not say.
A minute later, Portugal's tactical corner kick from the left was cleared, Neves scored a right-footed long-range shot from the edge of the box and Simon sidestepped to save the ball. In the 28th minute, B-Fei drove the left corner into the penalty area and Dias nodded the ball over the bar, which was slightly deflected.
In the 32nd minute, B Fei picked out the ball in midfield, and Jota stopped the ball in the penalty area and fired a powerful right-footed shot that Simon struggled to save.
In the 37th minute, B Fei received the ball in front of the field and pushed it into the front of the box, and the left-footed shot was slightly offside. In the 41st minute, Gaya crossed from the left side of the field and Ferran Torres at the back of the penalty area cushioned the ball in front of the goal, and the ball went straight over the crossbar. At the end of the first half, neither team scored.
In the 47th minute, Jota took the ball from the left to the penalty area, and then sent a straight stopper, C Ronaldo received the ball on the left side of the box and played from a small angle, Simon sealed the ball with his body.
In the 56th minute, Spain counter-attacked, Soler played a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball went to the stands. In the 69th minute, Portugal hoisted a free-kick from the left side of the field into the box, Willian Carvalho took the ball back and followed Diaz's right-footed shot was blocked by the Spanish defender.
In the 70th minute, Paulo Torres was in midfield, Morata received the ball with his back and turned into the box, shooting low from a small angle on the left side, and Diogo Costa held the ball. In the 72nd minute, B Fei crossed on the left side of the front, Jota on the edge of the penalty area received the ball and crossed again, C Ronaldo took the ball to face the goalkeeper, but was first released by the Spanish defender behind him, missing the opportunity.
In the 76th minute, Morata took the ball in front of him and fired a left-footed long-range shot that Diogo Costa saved from the side. In the 84th minute, Williams cut inside after taking the ball on the right side of the field and shooting from the right side of the penalty area, and Diogo Costa held the ball.
In the 88th minute, the game deadlock was finally broken, Carvajal crossed 45 degrees from the right side of the front, Williams header from the back of the penalty area crossed to the goal, Morata followed up with a left-footed push to the empty goal, Spain led Portugal 1-0.
In the 90th minute, Cancelo crossed 45 degrees from the right side of the midfield, Cristiano Ronaldo in the box received the ball and turned to shoot directly, Simon sealed the near corner and held the ball.
In the 93rd minute, before the Portuguese ball from the left side of the box was thrown into the box, Carvajal's header was returned to the goalkeeper and Simon held the ball before Ronaldo.
In the end, the match ended, Spain beat Portugal 1-0 away to advance to the final four of the UEFA League.