At the beginning of the match, if Cristiano Ronaldo opened the match with a shot that was very weak and could easily be blocked by the Turkish goalkeeper, it was the Turks who created the first big chance of the match. On a precise cross from the right flank from Ayhan, Akturkoglu was in the right position but was unable to head the ball, Pepe finally cleared it.
During the first period, the Portuguese patiently settled into the Turkish camp. But without succeeding in appearing dangerous. We finally had to wait until the 21st minute of play for Portugal's first big chance… and the first goal of the match! Mendes swept down his left flank before crossing a low area. After a slight deflection, the ball reached the feet of Bernardo Silva, who had no difficulty finishing the match (0-1, 21).
Nothing was going well for Turkey, which made a series of mistakes and was no longer able to get out of its camp. Even when the Portuguese lacked accuracy, they were well served by the Turkish defence. After a bad pass from Cancelo, Akidin recovered the ball. The defender wanted to play with his goalkeeper by giving him a back pass, but he advanced to his rectangle and the ball slowly slid into the Turkish goal despite Celik’s intervention (0-2, minute 28).
The Turks tried to respond but Diogo Costa was alert to Akturkoglu's incursion on the half-hour mark and then a long-range effort from Cocu five minutes before half-time.
After returning from the locker room, Roberto Martinez decided to rotate his team by starting Neves and Neto instead of Palenha and Leao. With a two-goal lead, the Portuguese took control of the match by monopolizing the ball. But it was the Turks who created the first opportunity after the break with a long shot from Yazgi that Costa easily took over.
But at the first Portuguese opportunity, Roberto Martinez's gang struck again. A long ball from Cancelo launched into Cristiano Ronaldo deep. Cristiano Ronaldo was alone, facing the goalkeeper in the rectangle, and passed the ball to his left to Bruno Fernandes, who sent the ball into the empty net (0-3, minute 56).
Ten minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo, alone in the small rectangle, headed in a perfect cross from Bernardo Silva. The Turks failed to create danger in front of Diogo Costa's goal.
For its part, Portugal was able to finish the match without problems to book its ticket to the round of 16.
