POR vs SVN Highlights, Euro 2024 round of 16: Costa makes hattrick of saves in shootout to send Portugal to the quarterfinals

And that is it for the night. Diogo Costa is the hero with a hattrick of saves to send Portugal into the last eight. 

You can see the relief on Cristiano Ronaldo’s face as he will continue his search for a first goal in the tournament against France in the quarterfinal.

Silva steps up to seal it for Portugal. And he scores!!

Verbic steps up for Slovenia. And misses!!

Fernandes steps up for Portugal. And scores!!

Balkovec steps up. And misses!!

Ronaldo steps up now. And scores!!

Ilicic steps up for the first penalty. And misses!

The penalty shootout will be played at Portugal’s end.

The referee looks at the time and blows the whistle for full time.

One minute of added time.

Portugal is trying eberything to close the game before penalties. The Slovenian defence, backed by Oblak is keeping Portugal at an arm’s length. 

Portugal: Pepe and Cancelo is replaced by Nelson Semedo and Ruben Neves

Pepe slips and gives up the ball to Sesko who is one-on-one with the keeper. Diogo Costa stays calm and makes a brilliant save to keep his side in the tie.

Ilicic stands over the ball and shoots it straight into the wall. Chance wasted for Slovenia.

Slovenia gets a freekick in a good position this time after Jota brings down Verbic.

Bruno Fernandes whips in a freekick from the right. Palhinha heads the ball towards goal and forces Oblak to tip the ball over the bar.

Balkovec goes into book now for a harsh foul on Cancelo.

Bijol is shown a yellow card for a bad challenge on Jota. He will miss the next match if Slovenia advance. 

Slovenia kicks off the second half of extra time shooting from right to left.

Slovenia: Elsnik is replaced by Josip Ilicic

The referee blows the whistle for half-time in extra time.

Ronaldo stands over the penalty and misses!! Oblak guesses the right direction and makes a brilliant save.

Jota got the ball in the middle of the pitch and makes a brilliant run into the box. He is tripped by Drkusic and the referee gives a penalty.

Stankovic is booked for a pull on Palhinha’s shirt.

Neither side is creating any clear-cut chances. Jota tries to cross the ball into the box for Ronaldo but Bijol heads the ball away for a corner.

Cancelo gives away the ball and Verbic pounces on it. He goes for goal from outside the box and his shot is blocked by Ruben Dias. 

Nuno Mendes receives the ball in the opponent’s half and tries to curl in a cross into the box. Ronaldo was not alert enough as it bounces in front of him and goes out for a goal kick.

Portugal kicks off the first half of extra time shooting from right to left. 

Slovenia wins the ball and it is played to Sesko out front. His touch is poor as Costa collects the ball.

At the other end, Portugal gets another corner but cannot make use of it as the referee blows the whistle for full-time.

30 more minutes of football to play in this match

Ronaldo is urging the crowd to raise their voices as a corner comes in from the left for Portugal. Ronaldo challenges for the ball but Oblak beats him to it and punches the ball away.

Four minutes of added time to play.

Oblak plays a freekick from his own half which none of his teammates can get a hold of. Jota gets the ball in the middle of the pitch and feed it to Ronaldo. He takes a touch into the box and flashes his left foot at it. 

Oblak makes a good save to keep it level.

Slovenia: Stojanovic is replaced by Benjamin Verbic.

Slovenia looks comfortable defending at the moment as Portugal keeps putting in passes into the middle. Fernandes tries to find Conceicao inside the box with a ball over the top but Oblak comes off his line and gathers it easily.

Bernardo Silva gets ball on the right and plays a ball through for Cancelo into the right side of the box. Cancelo is held away by Elsnik who clears the ball away.

Slovenia: Sporar and Mlakar are replaced by Zan Celar and Jon Gorenc Stankovic.

Portugal: Leao is replaced by Francesco Conceicao 

Pepe plays a diagonal ball out to Cancelo on the right. He curls in a cross into the middle which is just a bit high for Bernardo Silva.

Ronaldo stands over the ball once again but his shot is too high and goes over the bar in the end. Ronaldo’s wait for a goal in Euro 2024 continues.

Nuno Mendes wins yet another freekick in a good position after Stojanovic commits the foul.

Both sides are sticking to their gameplans from the first half with Slovenia holding Portugal at bay while trying to score on the counter. Portugal on the other hand is creating chance after chance but lacks the finishing touch.

Portugal: Vitinha is replaced by Diogo Jota

Portugal loses out the ball in its opponent’s half and Sesko is one-on-one with Pepe. He gets past the veteran defender but lacks composure in front of the goal as he scuffs his left-footed shot.

Cancelo on the ball once again. He tries to make his way into the box, forcing Balkovec to stretch his leg and clear the ball away for a corner.

Ronaldo runs up to the ball and hits it with power right at Oblak. The Slovenian captain holds his ground and punches the ball away.

Cancelo wins a freekick for Portugal just outside the penalty box. The freekick is in a good position as Ronaldo stands over the ball.

Slovenia is on attack now. Sesko gets the ball and plays a ball through for Sporar into the box, who does not utilise the opportunity well. The linesman raises his flag in the end for offside against Sporar.

Cancelo with a moment of brilliance to dance away from his defenders into the right of the box. His pass into the middle is deflected out to Silva who comes up and hits the ball wide of the goal. 

Positive start for Portugal in the second half.

Slovenia kicks off the second half, shooting from right to left. No substitutions for either side at the break.

Rafael Leao gets away from his defenders on the left side of the pitch and lays the ball off to Palhinha at the edge of the box. He runs up to it and hits it the first time and the ball races towards the goal and strikes the left post.

That seems to be the last action of the half as the referee blows the whistle for half time.

Two minutes of added time to play.

Sesko is on the attack now. He goes for an ambitious shot from long range but Costa tracks the ball well to catch the powerful shot.

Vitinha wins the ball in the middle and plays it to Ronaldo on the left. He tries to get past Drkusic but the Slovenian does well to stick a leg out and take the ball away from Ronaldo.

Slovenia has a chance now. Stojanovic breaks away on the right and cuts a pass back to the edge of the box for Sporar. Nuno Mendes does well to track back and lash the ball away for a corner.

Rafael Leao tries to nick the ball away from Karnicnik on the right wing. The Slovenian stops the ball with his hand and is booked for the foul.

Ronaldo stands over the freekick. He strikes it with power and away from the wall, but it whizzes just over the bar in the end.

Rafael Leao is brought down by a bad challenge by Vanja Drkusic. The Slovenian is promptly booked by the referee. A freekick in a good spot for Portugal. 

Brilliant run into the right side of the box from Vitinha. He plays in a cross to Ronaldo who cannot generate enough power with his header to trouble Oblak.

Cerin returns the favour by bringing down Leao in a similar position while he was trying to break away.

Rafael Leao is lucky to not receive a card after he brings down Gnezda Cerin in the middle of the pitch. The referee has a word with Leao and Slovenia resumes the match

Mendes goes down once again after a collision with Sporar. Once again he gets up to his feet and seems alright to continue.

Slovenia finally has the ball at its feet. Stojanovic gets the ball on the right and stretches to reach it, catching Mendes’ leg in the process. Play is stopped as he receives medical attention. 

Match resumes after Mendes seems fit to play.

Once again the ball is with Silva on the right. He lays it off to Fernandes who puts in a first-time cross. Ronaldo tries to attack the ball but goes down inside the penalty box. The referee was in a good position and says no penalty.

Bernardo Silva gets the ball on the right wing. He cuts to his left and plays a delightful cross into the far post where Fernandes slide in with a stretched leg. He does not get a good connection with the ball as it goes out for a goal kick.

Portugal is maintaining possession of the ball for the opening minutes of the game. A corner comes in from the left for Portugal from Vitinha. Dias gets his head on it but it is cleared away by the Slovenian defence, only as far as Cancelo.

Portugal has a free kick on the left side of the pitch. Silva and Vitinha stand over it and the latter crosses the ball into the box. 

The cross is overhit and Pepe’s attempt to keep it in play ends in failure.

Bijol gives away the ball to Bruno Fernandes. He gives it to Silva who passes it back to the Manchester United man. He looks up and spots Ronaldo in the box and whips in a cross. The ball goes over Ronaldo and almost falls to Leao.

Karnicnik does well to hold him off and clear the ball away for a corner.

Slovenia going for the attack from the get-go. A cross comes into the box for Slovenia but Nuno Mendes positions himself well to clear the ball.

Portugal kicks off the round of 16 match shooting from right to left. Can Ronaldo find the back of the net for the first time in this tournament? Stay tuned and find out.

The players are making their way into the Frankfurt Arena. Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal while Jan Oblak leads the Slovenians.

In their only meeting in March, Portugal struggled against Slovenia who gave Roberto Martinez his first defeat after 12 games in charge since taking over from long-time manager Fernando Santos following a disappointing loss to Morocco in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal.

Result: 26 March 2024: Slovenia 2-0 Portugal (International friendly)

Played: 1

Portugal: 0

Slovenia: 1

Draws: 0

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Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec, Stojanovic, Gnezda Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar, Sporar, Sesko

Costa, Cancelo, Dias, Pepe, Mendes, Fernandes, Palhinha, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Leao, Ronaldo

Portugal predicted lineup (4-3-3): Costa, Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Mendes, Palhinha, Vitinha, Fernandes, Leão, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva

Slovenia predicted lineup (3-5-2): Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec, Stojanovic, Elsnik, Gnezda Cerin, Mlakar, Sporar, Sesko

The Portugal vs Slovenia Euro 2024 round of 16 match will be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Ten 2 SD & HD in English, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD in Hindi, Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD in Tamil & Telugu and Sony Sports Ten 5 SD & HD in Bengali & Malayalam.

The match can be live-streamed on the SonyLIV app and website.

The Portugal vs Slovenia Euro 2024 round of 16 match will kick off at 12:30 AM IST, on Tuesday, July 2 at the Frankfurt Arena.