World Cup 2018: Cavani of Uruguay end Ronaldo 2018 World Cup Journey in Fisht Olympic Stadium in Russia (Photos)

Edinson Cavani send Uruguay to quarter finals and Uruguay team end Christiano Ronaldo World Cup journey in Fisht Olympic Stadium in Russia. Cavani score with a header within seven minutes of the match, but Portugal had chances in the first half to equalise, which included a free-kick that Cristiano Ronaldo missed, before better chances finally arrived in the second half, with central defender Pepe and he equalise with header, But Cavani of Urugay went back within 25 minute to scored his winning goal.


Uruguay will come up against France in the quarter-finals on Friday at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

When all eyes were on his players leaping upon each other and screaming at their supporters in celebration of what was to become the winning goal, the Uruguay manager, Oscar Tabarez, struggled out of his dug-out at the Fisht Olympic Stadium, supported by a walking stick, his movements pained and jerking, and hobbled to the touchline to impart a message to a defender.

Age has withered him but the disease of the nervous system from which he is thought be suffering has not diminished him and when he hobbled into the press conference after the match, the journalists who asked him questions called him ‘maestro’. 

No one knows quite what his disease is because he will not talk about. All anyone knows is that he refuses to bow to it and now he has led his team into the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

Edinson Cavani celebrates after his goal in the 7th minute put Uruguay in control against Portugal on Saturday night

Cavani timed his run perfectly to meet the ball in the air with a supreme header after Luis Suarez picked him out with a cross

Cavani hung in the air as he got his body in position to head the ball past Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio who had no chance

Inter Milan midfielder Matias Vecino was the first of Cavani's Uruguayan team-mates to join the striker in the celebrations

The thousands of Uruguay supporters inside the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi rose from their seats to celebrate the goal

Portugal responded well in the second half and were level when Besiktas central defender Pepe scored with a header

Pepe runs away to celebrate after his powerful header left Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera with no chance

But Uruguay were back in front and heading for the quarter-finals when Cavani bent a right-foot effort into the far corner

His celebration said it all after he scored his side's second goal against Portugal and sent Uruguay through to the last-eight

MATCH FACTS AND PLAYER RATINGS

Uruguay (4-3-1-2): Muslera 6; Caceres 7, Gimenez 7, Godin 7, Laxalt 7; Nandez 7 (Sanchez 81), Torreira 7, Vecino 7; Bentancur 6 (Rodriguez 63, 6); Suarez 8, Cavani 9 (Stuani 74, 6) 

Subs not used: Campana, Varela, De Arrascaeta, Gaston Silva,Maxi Pereira, Gomez, Coates, Urreta, Martin Silva

Goals: Cavani 7, 62 

Portugal (4-4-2): Rui Patricio 6; Ricardo Pereira 6, Pepe 7, Fonte 5, Guerreiro 7; Bernardo Silva 7, William Carvalho 6, Adrien Silva 5 (Quaresma 65, 6), Joao Mario 5 (Fernandes 84); Goncalo Guedes 6 (Andre Silva 74, 6), Ronaldo 6

Subs not used: Lopes, Bruno Alves, Joao Moutinho, Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Gelson Martins, Mario Rui, Cedric, Beto

Goal: Pepe 55

Booked: Ronaldo 

Referee: Cesar Arturo Ramos Palazuelos (Mexico)

Attendance: 44,873

Player ratings by Chris Hatherall at the Fisht Olympic Stadium 

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