Match Report
Ukraine went into the game 1st in the table on 20 points; Portugal sat 2nd on 17 — a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Portugal: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Ukraine were scoring 2.13 and conceding 0.5, Portugal 2.75 and 0.75, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Ukraine were unbeaten in 5. Defeat had not touched Portugal in 8 games.
The venue was Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, with room for 34,915 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ukraine led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ukraine: Roman Yaremchuk (6'), Andriy Yarmolenko (27') · Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo (72')
Key stats
Possession: Ukraine 40% · Portugal 60% · Total shots: 5-24 · On target: 4-10 · Corners: 1-9