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- LIVE Text Commentary90+8'There will be no more action in this match as the referee signals full time.90+6'Nikola Moro (Croatia) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.90+5'Davide Massa shows a yellow card to Fabio Silva (Portugal) for his blatant foul.90+2'Ante Budimir (Croatia) takes a shot from inside the box and hits the right post!90+1'Fabio Silva (Portugal) makes a strong challenge and Davide Massa blows for a foul.905 additional min. will be played.90'Renato Veiga (Portugal) takes his opponent down and receives a yellow card from the referee.87'A horde of players are waiting inside the penalty area for a cross from the corner, but Vitinha (Portugal) takes it short.87'Vitinha (Portugal) works the corner short.86'Francisco Conceicao (Portugal) fires a shot at goal from a very promising position outside the penalty area, but it is blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.85'Diogo Dalot (Portugal) was too fierce in his attempt to get the ball from his opponent and Davide Massa blows for a foul.83'The total number of attempts is 11:11.80'Diogo Dalot (Portugal) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Nuno Mendes.79'Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) produces a good strike that sails towards the left post, but the goalkeeper shows great reflexes and dives to keep the effort from hitting the net.79'The ball goes out of play. Croatia are awarded a corner kick.78'Zlatko Dalic prepares a substitution. Luka Modric is replaced by Nikola Moro (Croatia).78'Ante Budimir (Croatia) picks up a rebound inside the penalty area and sends a shot to the middle of the goal, but is denied by a reflex save from Jose Sa.78'Luka Sucic (Croatia) shoots from the edge of the penalty area. The ball travels towards the right side of the target, but Jose Sa easily deals with the threat.75'The attendance is 33386.75'Vitinha (Portugal) decides to take a short corner instead of crossing into the box.75'Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) is able to continue to play.73'Dominik Livakovic (Croatia) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.73'Nuno Mendes (Portugal) picks up a lofted cross inside the box and fires a quick shot to the left post. His promising effort is kept out by Dominik Livakovic, who pulls off a stunning save!71'Roberto Martinez has decided to substitute Otavio and he is replaced by Francisco Conceicao (Portugal).71'Substitution. Fabio Silva (Portugal) replaces Rafael Leao.70'Croatia are seeing far more of the ball now.68'Ante Budimir (Croatia) was too forceful with his tackle and Davide Massa interrupted the game to signal a free kick.65'Kristijan Jakic sends a precise lofted cross into the box. Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) latches on to it and finishes with a quick shot inside the left post. The goalkeeper had no chance. The score changes to 1:1.63'Zlatko Dalic has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Ante Budimir (Croatia) replacing Igor Matanovic.63'Tomas Araujo (Portugal) looks very unsteady on his feet after that head injury. Safety first, so he’s coming off and Roberto Martinez has decided that Tiago Djalo is the man to take his place.63'The Croatia players’ celebrations are quickly cut short after referee Davide Massa signals NO GOAL following the VAR review due to an offside.63'Possible change! There could be offside in the lead up. Referee Davide Massa wants to look at it, so he’s going to review using VAR.62'Josko Gvardiol (Croatia) has a goal ruled out for offside!58'Igor Matanovic (Croatia) is moving okay again after that injury scare.58'Tomas Araujo (Portugal) seems to be alright and is okay to carry on.58'Substitution. Ivan Perisic did his best and is replaced by Luka Sucic (Croatia).56'Tomas Araujo (Portugal) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.56'The game is interrupted now, Igor Matanovic (Croatia) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.53'Davide Massa interrupts the game for a tactical foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).52'Igor Matanovic (Croatia) shoots from outside the box, but his effort is blocked.51'Otavio (Portugal) plays a dangerous chip pass into the box in an attempt to set up one of his teammates, but the effort is intercepted by one of the defenders.50'Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) finds himself in space on the edge of the box and fires in a shot that heads towards the middle of the goal, but Jose Sa makes a comfortable save.49'Luka Modric (Croatia) takes the corner kick and sends a lovely ball into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and knocks the ball to safety.48'Ivan Perisic (Croatia) tries to send a pass but it's blocked.46'Here is a change after the half-time break. Borna Sosa (Croatia) is replaced by Kristijan Jakic.46'Zlatko Dalic has decided to make a substitution during the half-time break. Mario Pasalic (Croatia) comes on the pitch for Mateo Kovacic.46'Everything is set for the start of the second half.45+4'Davide Massa has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.45+2'Golden chance! Rafael Leao (Portugal) meets a cross in the box and finds some space for a shot. He produces an inaccurate effort that goes wide of the right post.45We will have 3 min. of added time.45'Rafael Leao (Portugal) is flagged for offside.43'Portugal keep the ball and are displaying some tiki-taka style passing at the moment.41'The resulting corner, taken by Vitinha (Portugal), comes to nothing.41'Joao Felix (Portugal) receives a precise pass and is given time inside the box to send a promising strike towards the right post. Dominik Livakovic guesses his intention and denies him with a fine save.40'Luka Modric (Croatia) steps up to take the corner. He launches the ball into the penalty area, but it only finds the head of an opposing player who clears the danger.40'Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) receives a decent pass inside the box and curls in an effort on goal, but the ball hits the outside of the left post and flies out of play.37'Igor Matanovic (Croatia) darts into the penalty area to latch on to a pass, and he unleashes a low drive towards the middle of the net, but Jose Sa is alert and denies him.37'Referee Davide Massa points to the centre spot to indicate that the goal stands after the VAR review. The Portugal players celebrate.35'Hold on! There’s a VAR review to see whether there was an offside in the build up to the goal. The referee is checking now. The Portugal players aren’t happy.33'Goal - 0:1! Vitinha tees up Joao Felix (Portugal) inside the box and he rolls the ball past Dominik Livakovic.31'Luka Modric (Croatia) floats the ball in from the corner but it's intercepted.30'Good chance! Nelson Semedo (Portugal) nicely turned his man inside the box but placed his effort just wide of the right post. He should have scored!30'The defender bravely blocks the shot from Rafael Leao (Portugal) inside the box.28'2:5 – the total goal attempt statistics.26'Joao Neves (Portugal) commits a rough challenge and Davide Massa blows his whistle for a foul.25'Nuno Mendes (Portugal) whips in the corner, but one of the defending players gets a head on it and intercepts.24'Rafael Leao (Portugal) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.23'Rafael Leao (Portugal) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.22'The linesman raises his flag for offside before Andrej Kramaric (Croatia) heads on.20'Martin Baturina (Croatia) takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's not a big threat for the goalkeeper as his effort is blocked by a defender.19'Nuno Mendes (Portugal) delivers a poor cross from a free kick as one of the defenders comfortably clears it away.19'Ivan Perisic (Croatia) is penalised for holding. Davide Massa signals a set piece.18'Vitinha (Portugal) is heading toward the corner flag to take the set piece.17'Vitinha (Portugal) is first to the rebound but his shot is blocked. Wow, what an escape there for the opposition.17'Rafael Leao (Portugal) goes on a mazy run through the defence and gets within shooting range inside the box, but his low effort to the middle of the target is thwarted by Dominik Livakovic.16'Borna Sosa (Croatia) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat.15'Martin Baturina (Croatia) picks up a rebound after a melee on the edge of the box. His first-time shot is poor, though, and curls well wide of the right post.14'Luka Modric (Croatia) takes the corner, but the opposition's defence is ready and clears the ball to safety.12'Portugal hold possession of the ball and display neat passing from player to player. They are waiting for the right moment to open up the opposition's defence to hit them swiftly on the break.10'Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) makes a bad challenge and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.8'Joao Felix (Portugal) receives a diagonal pass, bursts into the box and shoots towards the bottom left corner. Dominik Livakovic is well positioned, though, and it's a comfortable save.5'Renato Veiga (Portugal) sends a long ball across the pitch, but it misses its target.4'Igor Matanovic (Croatia) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Davide Massa who sees an offensive foul.3'Portugal quickly take a corner kick with a short pass.3'Rafael Leao (Portugal) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.2'Rafael Leao (Portugal) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee blows his whistle for a foul.1'Today's match has just started, enjoy the game!Portugal will kick-off.The match will be delayed due to minute of silence.Davide Massa got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.Hello, welcome to our live play-by-play commentaries. You will be able to see a written form of all the interesting moments of the game, so you won't miss a thing. 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