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Men's International Friendlies
POR vs FIN
Men's International Friendlies
Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon
Portugal
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Finland
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That is all we have time for on Tribe as Portugal start their warm-up games with a dominant win even though they did show some vulnerabilities against Finland. I have been Elliot Thompson and thank you for joining me. Make sure you check-in on all the latest scores from the international friendlies on Tribe as we prepare for the Euros and Copa America!
Next up for Portugal is another friendly which is against Croatia on Saturday. Roberto Martinez will be keen to see Francisco Conceicao in action again as he was a constant menance on the right wing tonight. If he carries on he may just get the nod to start their opening group game in the Euros. For Finland they again help another side in Euros action as they face Scotland on Friday.
Finland didn't have any attacking threat in the first-half but that all changed after the break as soon as Teemu Pukki came on. With their first shot on goal, he dinked the ball past Sa after an exquisite through ball from Lod. Five minutes after that he got his second with Finland's second shot of the game. Peltola played a precise ball into his feet and he took one touch then finished emphatically. They couldn't complete the comeback but their second-half performance showed a lot of promise which Markku Kanerva would have enjoyed.
PORTUGAL GET THE JOB DONE AFTER SECOND-HALF SCARE! Portugal looked like they were strolling to victory after a Dias header from a corner and a Jota penalty in the first-half. Then in the second-half, Bruno Fernandes fired a fantastic strike into the top right corner to put them three up. However, they were pegged back to just one goal after Pukki came on and got a brace. Fernandes though managed to clam any nerves as he slotted home with six minutes to go after some good work from Conceicao. So a run-of-the-mill warm-up game turned into a rather entertaining 90 minutes for spectators.
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OFF THE POST! Neto presses high to win the ball on the left flank. He chips a cross towards Conceicao at the back post. Unmarked he slides in but can only hit the post from very close range.
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SHOT! Inacio floats a pass into Ramos who nonchalantly flicks it back to Fernandes. He finds Neto on the left side of the box. From a tight angle Neto shoots but only finds the side-netting on his left foot.
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90'
Pukki has possession on the edge of the box. Instead of shooting he tries to play a clever pass which is cut out by Inacio. Portugal counter with Conceicao who has three men to his left. His pass though is cut out as the attack breaks down.
88'
After another shot from Conceicao, he goes down holding his ankle. He needs some treatment from the medical staff but he does get back on his feet. So everyone in the ground can breath a sigh of relief.