In this match, coach Martinez did not have the service of Ronaldo, as the striker born in 1985 had not joined the national team. Meanwhile, midfielder Bruno Fernandes was also not in the starting lineup.
Despite not fielding the strongest lineup, Portugal still dominated the match against Finland. After 17 minutes, Ruben Dias scored the opening goal with a nasty header.
Ruben Dias scored the early opening goal for Portugal (Photo: Reuters).
Ruben Dias's opening goal made the match more exciting and interesting in the following period. Scoring opportunities were continuously created, but it was not until the 45+4 minute that Portugal increased the score to 2-0 thanks to Diogo Jota after successfully executing the 11m penalty.
In the second half, Portugal and Finland continued to play tit for tat. The presence of Bruno Fernandes in the second half also helped Portugal have many threats to the opponent's goal. In the 55th minute, Bruno Fernandes scored a great goal to raise the score to 3-0 for Portugal.
Bruno Fernandes shines with a double (Photo: Reuters).
Leading 3-0, Portugal played a bit subjectively, so Pukki scored 2 goals in the 72nd and 77th minutes, thereby reducing the score to 2-3. However, that was all Finland could do in this match. Because in the 84th minute, Bruno Fernandes scored the winning goal for Portugal, 4-2.
In the remaining friendly matches taking place early this morning, the specific results are as follows: Switzerland 4-0 Estonia, Romania 0-0 Bulgaria, Austria 2-1 Serbia and Italy 0-0 Türkiye.
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