Ronaldo curled the resulting free-kick agonisingly close to the target. Joao Moutinho was brought on to stabilise the midfield battle, but Thill continued his strong play and claimed a penalty after 68 minutes.įernandes wanted a spot-kick in a similar situation, but the referee opted to place the ball outside the box.

The hosts started working their way into dangerous areas, and Portugal had little response. Luxembourg were proving surprisingly strong opponents, and a single goal would have been enough to put Portugal in serious trouble. Ukraine and Luxembourg have started well in Euro 2020 Group B qualifying. Jose Fonte could have all but secured the win early in the second half, sending a header wide, and the away fans fell quiet when news of Aleksandar Mitrovic's goal for Serbia filtered through. Take a walk through Ukraine’s capital on a non-game day and there are few banners or flags.

Over in Belgrade, Roman Yaremchuk had tied things up for Ukraine, so Portugal appeared to be cruising to a second-placed finish and Euro 2020 ticket entering half-time. Last modified on Fri 06.51 EDT K yiv doesn’t look like a city gripped by Euro 2020 fever.

Alex Shaw Bruno Fernandes has just scored an absolute beauty for Portugal.

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