December 7, 2022 (Jack87 News) – Early morning today, the last battle in the knockout round of the 2022 World Cup kicked off. Portugal played against Switzerland. In this game, Ramos made big contributions to his national team by sealing a couple of goals. BK8 Pepe, Guerrero, Akanji, and Leo each chip in for the success of Portugal in slaying Switzerland 6-1. They are now on the list of the top 8 to go forward in the quarterfinals. They will then test their chance against Morocco who sent Spain home yesterday.
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In the early minute of the game, Embolo started aggressively by stealing the ball and volleying it to the left side of the penalty area but was blocked by Pepe. After a while, Fernandez took the ball on the right side of the front court and made a cross with his left foot after an inside cut, but the ball went straight out of the bottom line.
Another minute passed, Guerrero then pass the ball to Fernandez, who inserted a cross in the penalty area and the ball was cleared. In the 17th minute, Portugal sent a sideline kick. Felix took the ball and gave it to Ramos on the left side of the penalty area. The latter stopped the ball and dribbled the ball to the first goal of the night 1-0 in favor of Portugal against Switzerland.
Not long after, Felix made a long pass from the midfielder to find Ramos on the left side. After the latter took the ball, he swayed the shooting angle. He shot low with his right foot outside the penalty area but the ball was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 33rd minute mark, Fernandez took a corner kick on the right side, but went to the middle. Bet99 Pepe overwhelmed two defensive players with a header and Portugal led Switzerland 2-0.
When the two teams change sides and the second half commenced, Portugal tried attacking again with a left corner kick. The corner kick went to the front point and the Portuguese player flew the header to the back point without outflanking. Later on, Dalot made a cross from the right side of the penalty area with Ramos there who scored from the front point. Not long after, Guererro joined in the party inserted a goal in the left side of the penalty area. Portugal expanded advantage to 4-0 over Switzerland.
More minutes passed, Shaqiri took a corner kick on the right side. The corner kick went to the front point and the header hit the left side of the small penalty area. Akanji scored an empty goal without defense. Switzerland pulled back a goal 1-4 against Portugal. In the 67th minute, Felix slanted a kick in front of the top of the penalty area to Ramos on the right. The latter faced the goalkeeper’s shot in the penalty area and the ball went into the net. Portugal 5-1 over Switzerland.
In the 84th minute, Boda8 Ronaldo took the ball in the middle of the front court, dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area, and the ball went into the net, but the goal was blown offside. In the 92nd minute, Leo took the ball on the left side of the front court, dribbled the ball into the left side of the penalty area, shot with his right foot, and the ball went into the net, Portugal 6-1 against Switzerland. The Swiss did not manage to do anything at this point which concluded that Portugal will advance to the quarterfinals.
