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Portugal Crushes Armenia in World Cup Qualifiers
YEREVAN – Portugal demonstrated their on-field superiority by convincingly defeating Armenia at the Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht in a match corresponding to the group stage of the European World Cup Qualifiers. The Portuguese team dominated the match from the beginning, controlling 71% of the ball possession and generating a total of 20 shots, 7 of which were on target.
Joao Felix opened the scoring in the 10th minute, assisted by J. Cancelo, setting the tone for what would be an overwhelming performance. Cristiano Ronaldo, displaying his relentless goal-scoring instinct, added the second goal in the 21st minute thanks to an assist from P. Neto. Cancelo joined the goal-scoring party in the 32nd minute, extending Portugal’s lead.
Ronaldo scored again at the beginning of the second half, reaffirming the Portuguese dominance. Joao Felix secured his brace in the 61st minute. Armenia, despite their efforts, was unable to counter the Portuguese offensive. With only 29% possession and 7 shots (3 on target), the home team was outmatched in every facet of the game. E. Piloyan received a yellow card in the 26th minute. English referee Anthony Taylor oversaw the match.
Substitutions portugal: at minute 46 P. Neto came in and Trincao went out., at minute 58 C. Ronaldo came in and G. Ramos went out., at minute 67 N. Mendes came in and N. Tavares went out., at minute 67 Joao Felix came in and P. Goncalves went out., at minute 79 J. Cancelo came in and J. Palhinha went out.
Substitutions armenia: at minute 61 V. Bichakhchyan came in and E. Sevikyan went out., at minute 61 L. Zelarayan came in and G. Ranos went out., at minute 79 T. Barseghyan came in and Z. Shaghoyan went out., at minute 79 N. Tiknizyan came in and E. Grigoryan went out., at minute 86 U. Iwu came in and N. Aghasaryan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Armenia
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Portugal
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