Portugal visits Slovakia and wins away from home to remain in the top position of group J; Croatia receives Latvia and applies a resounding rout
On the afternoon of this Friday, the 8th, the Slovakia received in bratislava the selection of Portugal for another round of Euro Cup qualifiers. After 90 well-played minutes, the visitors managed to maintain their unbeaten record in the competition, winning 1-0 against the hosts.
In the first few minutes, the Portuguese showed that they would be uncomfortable visitors. But, the home team did not let themselves be shaken and showed that they can also be in danger, having good chances. However, it was only in the 42nd minute of the match that Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring for Portugalafter a well-played and balanced first half.
In the last 45 minutes, the home team ended up just holding back the bad result, preventing new chances for the visitors to reach the goal. Without many other surprises, Portugal wins another one in the qualifiers of the euro cup and maintains the unbeaten run of five games without losing.
Croatia runs over Latvia
Also this Friday, the 8th, at the same time, the Croatia received in rijekaat the HNK Rijeka Stadium RujevicaThe Latviain a match valid for group D of the qualifiers of the euro cup. Without pity or mercy, the hosts applied a resounding 5-0 victory over the visitors.
In the first half, the Croatia made a point of showing why he still hasn’t lost in the competition. 3 minutes into the game, Bruno Petkovic opened the scoring for the home team. Only ten minutes later, at 13, Luka Ivanusec enlarged. To end the first forty-five minutes, the first author still scored his second goal, at 44. In the second half, the rout only increased. At 68 minutes, Kramaric scored the fourth goal for the hosts. While at 78, Pasalic closed the account.
Source: sportbuzz
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