Portugal defeated Turkey 3 to 0. And, thanks to the six points accumulated in these first two days, he flies to the Euro 2024 round of 16. Against the team coached by Vincenzo Montella, goals from Bernardo Silva and Bruno Fernandes and Akaydin’s own goal were decisive. The Turks built the first scoring opportunity after just six minutes with Akturkoglu who, two steps from the goal, wasted it by hitting the ball very badly. The pace of the match is quite high and in the 21st minute the Portuguese score the lead with Bernardo Silva, who took advantage of a Mendes cross deflected by Kokcu to put the ball past Bayindir. Three minutes later Bruno Fernandes tries with a right-foot volley from the edge of the area, but the ball is lost on the bottom. In the 28th minute Turkey makes a mess and scores a goal incredible own goal with a crazy back pass from Akaydin, who does not see Bayindir outside the posts and sends the ball into his own net for Portugal’s 2-0.
The boys coached by Roberto Martinez they travel on the crest of the wave and come close to making it three of a kind first with Bruno Fernandes and then with Cristiano Ronaldo, who are guilty of inaccuracy. At the end of the minute of injury time conceded by Zwayer, the two teams return to the locker rooms with the score 2-0. In the second half, Portugal picked up exactly where they left off and scored their third goal in the 56th minute Bruno Fernandes who, on the assist of a generous Cristiano Ronaldohas an easy game in putting the ball in the bottom of the bag.
Turkey tries to rely on Vincenzo Montella’s substitutions, but not even the players from the bench manage to give the red and white team a boost. In the final the Lusitanians administer the benefit in peace and take home the 3-0 victory.
