But Portugal's offensive was like waves, one after another.
The two full-backs Cancelo and Nuno Mendes advanced significantly, especially Cancelo on the right, frequently swapping positions with Silva, making it extremely difficult for Sun Fei to defend.
In the 15th minute, Cancelo and Silva executed a one-two on the right flank, leaving Sun Fei easily passed! Cancelo, at high speed, reached the bottom line and swept a low ball towards the goal!
Who was charging in the middle?
Cristiano Ronaldo!
His signature powerful sprint to seize the point! Wang Xiaolei quickly went to the ground to block the near corner, but Chen Zhong acted even faster! Almost by instinct, with an extreme sliding tackle, he took the ball out of bounds just fractions of a second before Cristiano Ronaldo could touch it! The ball rolled out over the sideline, grazing the outside of the post.
