Robin Gossen scores the fourth goal for Germany

Germany Trash Portugal 4-2

Robin Gossen scores the fourth goal for Germany
Robin Gossen scores the fourth goal for Germany

Germany 4 Portugal 2

Ruben Dias 35’ og.        Ronaldo 15’

Guerreiro 39’og.           Diogo Jota 67’

Havertz 51’

Gosens 60’

Portugal who had problems from the first minute, produced a lacklustre performance, although Ronaldo scored in the 15th minute they could not capitalise on this. The first 15 minutes of the first half and the initial ten minutes of the second  are very critical for Portugal as Germany played smartly and managed to flip the switch they could not find against France and brought outa energetic performance amid intense heat.  There were tense moments in the closing stages with Robin Gosens brilliant display which caused all types problems for Portugal down the left flank and his involvement in three of their four goals see him rocket up to third overall in the FedEx Performance Zone rankings.

Portugal  made too may collective mistakes and were unable to stop their opponents as both teams are locked on three points in this tight group. Germany was strong in defending and continued to profit from the left-flank gold mine. Semedo defending in the middle and the highway opened again. This is the first time Portugal lost a game in Euro final tournament match by a match of more than one goal  2-0 versus Switzerland in 2008 and losing 4-0 to Germany in 2014 FIFA World Cup.group stage match.