Portugal vs Iceland player ratings: Who rated highest in Saint-Etienne?
Iceland held Cristiano Ronaldo's side but which player shone brightest on Tuesday night?
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Your support makes all the difference.Nani scored the opening goal after half an hour but Portugal were unable to hold on against tournament debutants Iceland in Saint-Etienne on Tuesday night.
Birkir Bjarnason volleyed an equaliser early in the second half and the Icelanders held on to pick up their first ever finals point.
Cristiano Ronalo endured a furstrating evening but which player scored top marks?
Check out our ratings below and let us know your comments in the section below.
PORTUGAL
Rui Patricio Made a couple of good saves but not overly busy. Rating: 6/10
Vieirinha A mixed game. Linked well with Gomes to help set up goal and was good in attack. However dodgy in defence and error led to Iceland goal. 5
Pepe At fault along with Vieirinha for equaliser but otherwise defended well. 6
Ricardo Carvalho Lack of mobility wasn't exposed and not tested too much. 6
Raphael Guerreiro Not overly tested in defence, but solid if uninspiring enough. 6
Danilo Largely anonymous throughout, particularly in disappointing second half. 6
Joao Mario A slightly disappointing game, didn’t do much of note. Subbed with 15 minutes to go. 6
Joao Moutinho Good in first half, rather anonymous in second and was subbed on 70 minutes. 6
Andre Gomes The pick of Portugal’s players, great run and cut back for goal and often dangerous in attack. 7
Nani Could have scored with header early on, but recovered with calm finish for goal. Very quiet in second half. 6
Cristiano Ronaldo Fairly poor by his standards, missed several excellent chances. 5
ICELAND
Hannes Halldorsson Great save to deny Nani and kept Portugal out on multiple occasions through a combination of luck and skill. 7
Birkir Saevarsson Didn’t get forward much, but helped keep Ronaldo quiet which is no mean feat. 6
Kari Arnason Should check his pocket because he had Cristiano Ronaldo in it for most of the game. Great performance. 8
Ragnar Sigurdsson Solid at the back and helped secure a famous draw. 7
Ari Skulason Solid if unflashy at the back and helped keep Portugal largely at bay. 7
Johann Berg Gudmundsson Provided the cross to set up the equalising goal, after clever cut back. 7
Aron Gunnarsson Part of an Iceland midfield a little overawed in first half but recovered well to get his side back in the game in second half. 7
Gylfi Sigurdsson Nearly gave his side an early lead, perhaps should have, but otherwise had a slightly quiet game. 6
Birkir Bjarnason Scored the equaliser with great run into the area and never stopped running all game. 7
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson Not overly busy, but clever run helped draw defenders to set up goal. 7
Jon Bodvarsson Kept running at Portugal but had a reasonably quiet game. 6
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