Ricardinho’s heel deflection gave the result in the first half. Shortly thereafter, André Coelho hit the post, forcing the ball through the opponent’s goalkeeper. This time he did not, and soon managed to finish, bringing the score to 2: 0.
After the break, the Serbs returned with more danger, hitting Bebe’s goalpost and even cutting it down to 2-1 shortly thereafter, Lazarevic, who also unexpectedly drew 2-2. Opportunities arose and either team could gain a marker advantage. Aksentievich stood out among the Serbian gate posts. The same player was later sent off for “head loss” for making a less sympathetic gesture towards the match referee.
Portugal made the score 3: 2 in favor of Pani and almost immediately 4: 2 in favor of Eric. Serbia dropped to 4-3 with 40 seconds left. With 6 seconds before the final whistle, Serbia had 3 consecutive throws in which they could draw again, earning the cuts of the Portuguese players.
In another game between Spain and the Czech Republic, the Spanish neighbors have won 5-2 and are thus heading to Portugal for the quarterfinal match of this World Cup, which will take place in Vilnius on Monday.
Portugal, whose best result in the FIFA FIFA World Cup was third place in 2000 in Guatemala, while Spain was world champion in 2000 and 2004 and came in second in 1996, 2008 and 2012.
