Portugal, without Ronaldo, defeats Finland 4-2 Fernandes scores multiple goals
Portugal, without Ronaldo, defeats Finland 4-2 Fernandes scores multiple goals
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The Portuguese national soccer team defeated Finland in an evaluation match while giving superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
(Al-Nassr) a rest.
The Portuguese national team won 4-2 against Finland in a friendly match held at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon,
Portugal on the 5th (Korean time).
Portugal, which is in its final mock test ahead of the European Football Championship (Euro 2024) that opens on the 15th
of this month, decorated its first match with a pleasant victory.
Portugal did not include Ronaldo, who set a new record for most goals in a single season (35 goals) in Saudi Arabian
professional football in the 2023-2024 season and became the top scorer, in the roster that day.
Ronaldo, who enjoyed the joy of being the top scorer in four leagues, including the English Premier League, Spanish
Primera Liga, Italian Serie A, and Saudi Arabia, but was 'unrelated' in terms of team performance, has since joined the
national team and is about to make his 'sixth' appearance in the history of the European Championship.
Although Ronaldo was absent, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) led Portugal to victory with a multi-goal
performance.
Portugal took the lead in the 17th minute of the first half with a goal by Ruben Dias (Manchester City) and a penalty kick
goal by Diogo Jota (Liverpool) in added time of the 카지노사이트모음 first half.
Fernandes, who came in at the start of the second half, scored the winning goal in the 10th minute of the second half by
powerfully hitting a pass from Francisco Conceição (Porto) with his right foot from the penalty arc.
As Finland's striker Teemu Pukki (Minnesota), who was substituted in the 20th minute of the second half, scored
consecutive goals in the 27th and 32nd minutes of the second half, Fernandes sealed the victory by scoring again in the
39th minute of the second half on a pass from Conceição inside the penalty area.
Portugal will wrap up their Euro rehearsal by playing Croatia on the 9th and Ireland on the 12th, and will compete in
Group F with the Czech Republic, Turkey, and Georgia in the Euro group stage.
Finland failed to qualify for this year's Euros.
In addition, in evaluation matches held across Europe on the same day, Switzerland crushed Estonia 4-0, and Italy and
Turkey drew 0-0.
Hungary, whose K League 1 Ulsan HD striker Martin Adam was included in the substitutes list but did not play, lost 1-2 to
Ireland.