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Final
Portugal 2-0 Turkey
Half: 0-0
Goals
61'Pepe1-0  
90'Meireles2-0  
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Portugal v Turkey
Time Commentary
94' FULL TIME
Meireles late goal sealed a 2-0 for Portugal against a gutsy but toothless Turkey side. Portugal were by far the better side and hit the woodwork on three separate occasions but it was the central defender, Pepe, who gave them the lead with a brilliant run and finish. Turkey threw numbers forward but never looked like causing Portugal problems at the back, while there were a number of terrible challenges from the Turks throughout. It finished Portugal 2-0 Turkey.
92' GGGGOOOAAAALLLL!!!
Portugal seal their win with a flowing move. Ronaldo broke and fed Moutinho who spun past his marker and fed Meireles who slammed his shot home from 12 yards. What a great goal to seal a deserved win!
89' HORRIBLE CHALLENGE
Nani is brought down by a terrible tackle which could have caused serious injury.
88' NEEDLESS FOUL
Nihat pushes Pepe when there was absolutely no need and it's a free kick for Portugal.
86' NANI HAS A GO
Nani side-steps his man and lines up a shot from 30 yards... but it dribbles harmlessly into the arms of the 'keeper.
84' SLOW FINISH
Portugal are slowing down the tempo of the game as they look to ease to an opening victory. There's still plenty of time for the equaliser though.
82' STUNNING SKILL
Great skill from Ronaldo set Portugal on the break, but Deco and Nani couldn't link up with similar precision and the move broke down.
80' A GOOD CHANCE
Sabri cross is put out for a corner to Turkey. The ball is whipped in but the Turkish attackers just couldn't bundle the ball home and it went wide.
78' TURGID TURKS
Turkey are throwing numbers forward but it's all very predictable. Compare that to Portugal's dangerous flair on the break and you can only see one winner.
76' NANI SHOWS HIS SKILL
Nani beats his man down the flank but just can't quite manage to whip in a quality cross.
75' SUBSTITUTION
Sentrk replaces Altintop for Turkey.
73' POOR GOALKEEPING
Ricardo flaps at a cross and only just manages to divert the ball away from Tuncay.
72' YELLOW CARD
Sabri picks up a booking after he vented his frustration that his side failed to gain a free kick for a hand-ball by Simao.
70' SCRAPPY PERIOD
The last five minutes has been a scrappy period of the game. Emre commits the latest of a number of niggly fouls.
68' SUBSTITUTION
Nani comes on to replace Gomes for Portugal with Ronaldo taking over the captain responsibilities.
67' WASTED POSSESSION
Ferreira plays the ball straight out of play when he had options in front of him. The manager 'Big Phil' was not impressed with that.
64' OFF THE BAR!!!
Portugal almost double their lead! Ronaldo looked up and whipped in a brilliant cross from the left which Gomes connected with and looped in a great header which beat the 'keeper but not the bar.
62' QUALITY FINISH
That goal was beautiful crafted, particularly considering the goalscorer is a central defender! Anyone would have been pleased to score a goal as good as that.
60' GOOAALL!!!
Portugal take the lead. Pepe, the same man who had a goal disallowed earlier in the game, made a brilliant run, played a lovely one-two with Nuno Gomes and flicked the ball past the 'keeper to make it Portugal 1-0 Turkey.
59' STRONG CLEARANCE
Petit gets to a Turkey corner and clears the danger with a powerful header. Turkey have come more into the game since half time.
58' OVER THE BAR
Portugal work the ball across to Moutinho who lets fly from distance but the ball dips just over the bar.
57' POOR CHALLENGE
Ronaldo gets hacked down yet again and has the chance to whip in a cross from the left.
55' RONALDO SHOOTS...
... but it's comfortably saved. Ronaldo beat his man with ease down the left but his shot was rather tame at the end of it all.
53' FURIOUS FANS
Emre plays in Tuncay, but the Turkish striker is dealt with comfortably by Boswinga who earns his side a goal kick.
52' SIMAO BACK ON
After a pause during which Simao received treatment we're back underway and Simao is back on.
49' OFF THE POST
Simao gets scythed down by a horrible challenge from Zan but the ref waves play on and Gomes hits the post for Portugal!
48' NO PENALTY
Nihat goes down far too easily in the box and the referee waves play on.
47' GREAT GOALKEEPING
Kazim-Richards floats in a cross that Tuncay can't get on the end of, even though he fouled the defender in the process.
46' SUBSTITUTION
Sabri comes on to replace Balta as Turkey get the second half underway.
45' HALF TIME
A tame shot from Mehmet brings an entertaining first half to an end. Portugal have been the better side with Ronaldo hitting the post from a free kick and Pepe having a headed goal disallowed for offside but neither side have yet been able to break the deadlock. Let's hope for similar entertainment in the second half and who knows, maybe even the odd goal or two. At half time it's 0-0.
44' ANOTHER FOUL
Colin Kazim-Richards gives away another foul. The midfielder certainly throws his weight about.
43' GREAT DEFENDING
Bosingwa plays himself out of trouble and is showing just what Chelsea payed all that money for so far.
41' PORTUGAL ON TOP
The corner came to nothing but Portugal look extremely dangerous going forward and have all half.
40' SUPERB CHALLENGE
Deco threads a pass through to Moutinho who pulls the trigger but is brilliantly denied by a last-gasp sliding challenge and it's a corner to Portugal.
39' INCHES IN IT
Simao's corner floats across the box but no Portuguese attacker could get a touch.
37' OFF THE POST
Ronaldo has a go with a free kick on the left corner of the area. His shot was perfect and only a finger-tip save denied Portugal the opener.
35' TACTICAL SWITCH
Ronaldo has switched to the left to try and get more involved in the game. This time however he just gives the ball away.
34' FREE KICK CHANCE
Deco went down rather easily and won a free kick out on the right. The ball in wasn't the best and the keeper claimed comfortably.
32' RONALDO LOSES THE BALL
The tricky Ronaldo attempts one step-over too many and trips over, gifting possession back to Turkey.
31' TESTING CROSS
Ronaldo whips in a great cross from the right but Gomez couldn't get a decent connection and the Turkey defenders clear the danger.
29' SUPERB SKILL
Ronaldo beat four or five defenders with a great run but his shot from distance dribbled harmlessly wide.
28' OVER THE BAR
Simao took the free kick but saw his effort go just over the bar.
27' FREE KICK OPPORTUNITY
Portugal have a free kick on the edge of the box. Simao and Ronaldo are eyeing it up.
26' LOVELY BALL
Petit finds Deco with a beautiful cross-field pass but the Barcelona player can't quite find space to unleash a shot.
24' POOR CROSS
Kazim-Richards had the chance to whip a ball in from the right but his delivery was very poor.
23' SCRAPPY PERIOD
Neither side can really get their foot on the ball and control the pace of the game. This time it's Deco who gives away a free kick with a foul on Emre.
20' CALAMITY 'KEEPERS
Ricardo and Demirel are both looking extremely shaky and both make a hash of their clearances in the space of a minute.
16' NO GOOAALL!!!
Pepe thunders home a header from six yards after Simao's pin-point delivery but the defender was correctly ruled offside.
14' STUPID FOUL
Nihat pushes Pepe to give away a needless foul. It's been a very scrappy performance from Turkey so far while Portugal look like a far slicker unit.
12' NO PENALTY
Tuncay goes down like he was shot under the slightest of pressure in the Portugal box but nothing was given and rightly so.
9' FREE KICK
Pepe gives away a foul out on the touchline but the ball in is easily claimed by Ricardo.
6' COMEDY MOMENT
Tuncay looks to make space for a shot before being taken down by a challenge from his own team-mate. What a comedy of errors!
5' ROW Z
Ronaldo cut inside and had his first shot of the tournament but it flew way over the bar.
3' YELLOW CARD
Kazim-Richards picks up an early booking. Turkey are really on the rack in these opening stages and this time it's Samao causing their defence problems down the left.
1' HIGH TEMPO
Portugal have started the better side and are fizzing the ball around nicely. Bosingwa and Ronaldo have seen a lot of the ball down the right flank in the early stages.
0' WE'RE UNDERWAY
The two anthems have been sung and Portugal get the game underway in front of a passionate crowd in this small stadium.
0' TEAM NEWS
'Big Phil' Scolari has opted for a front three of Ronaldo, Samao and Gomez, with Petit, Moutinho and Deco in midfield. The English born Colin Kazim-Richards is the only surprise as Turkey opt for a five man midfield.
0' PORTUGAL V TURKEY
Portugal take on Turkey in the second game of Euro 2008 with the Czech Republic setting the early pace in their group. Both sides limped through qualification but it's Portugal who will feel the more confident of going a long way in this tournament. Any side with the likes of Ronaldo, Nani and Quaresma getting forward is always likely to cause problems but will this young side have the strength to go all the way? Only time will tell… In contrast Turkey are not the most flamboyant of sides going forward and will struggle to score enough goals to get out of the group ahead of either Portugal or the Czech Republic.
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Teams
PortugalTurkey
Alexandre Moreira Ricardo
Ricardo Carvalho
Paulo Ferreira
Fernando Meira
Cristiano Ronaldo
Deco
Armando Teixeira Petit
Simao
Joao Moutinho
Luis Nani
Bosingwa
Pepe
Meireles
Nuno Gomes
Volkan Demirel
Hamit Altintop
Emre
Kazim
Mevlüt Erdinc
Nihat
Emre Asik
Tuncay Tuncay Sanli
Mehmet Aurelio
Semih Sentürk
Gökhan Zan
Hakan Kadir Balta
Servet Cetin
Sabri Sarioglu
Substitution
69' - Nani
 - Nuno Gomes
83' - Meireles
 - Simao
90' - Meira
 - Deco
Sarioglu - 46'
Erdinc - 
Emre Asik - 55'
Zan - 
Sentürk - 76'
Altintop - 
Yellow Cards
 
 
 
Kazim (3')  
Zan (50')  
Sarioglu (73')  
PortugalTeam StatsTurkey
2 Goals 0
2 Assists 0
14 Shots 5
7 Shots on Goal 1
1 Saves 5
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
9 Crosses 10
7 Corner Kicks 5
6 Offsides 3
10 Fouls Committed 24
0 Cautions/Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
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Portugal
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
A. Ricardo 0 5 1 1 100.0 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK CR FC FS Off YC RC
Bosingwa 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 2 1 0 0
R. Carvalho 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Deco -91 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 4 0 0 0
P. Ferreira 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
F. Meira +91 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meireles +84 1 0 1 1 100.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moutinho 0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Nani +70 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Nuno Gomes -70 0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Pepe 1 0 1 1 100.0 0 0 2 5 1 0 0
A. Petit 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
A. Ricardo 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ronaldo 0 0 4 2 50.0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0
Simao -84 0 0 1 0 0.0 6 2 2 1 2 0 0

Turkey
  GA SHT SHT-OG Svs SPct PKF PKS YC RC
V. Demirel 2 12 5 3 60.0 0 0 0 0
  SUB G Ast SHTS SOG SOG% CK CR FC FS Off YC RC
H. Altintop -77 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
M. Aurelio 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
H. Balta 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
S. Cetin 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
V. Demirel 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emre 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Emre Asik +56 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Erdinc -47 0 0 1 1 100.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Kazim 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 5 0 0 1 0
Nihat 0 0 1 0 0.0 5 2 2 2 0 0 0
S. Sarioglu +47 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
S. Sentürk +77 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
T. Tuncay Sanli 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 3 1 3 0 0
G. Zan -56 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Goalkeepers
GAGoals Allowed
SHTShots Faced
SHT-OGShots on Goal Faced
SvsSaves
SPctSave Pct.(Percentage)
PKFPenalty Kicks Faced
PKSPenalty Kicks Saved
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
Players
GGoals
SHTSShots
SOGShots on Goal
SOG%Shots on Goal %
CKCorner Kicks
CRCrosses
FCFouls Committed
FSFouls Suffered
YCCautions/Yellow Cards
RCRed Cards
AstAssists
OffOffsides
SUBSubstitution
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