Quali 1 Portugal vs. Finland

[yve]

- The referee blows for half-time.
45'+1'Kallio (Finland) fouls.
45' Costinha (Portugal) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Johansson (Finland).
43' Johansson (Finland) commits a foul after challenging Ricardo Costa (Portugal).
[glow=red,2,300]42' Nuno Gomes (Portugal) scores![/glow]
41' Jääskeläinen (Finland) makes a save.
41' Petit (Portugal) delivers the free-kick on target.
40' Kolkka (Finland) fouls.
40' Kolkka (Finland) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Nani (Portugal).
39' Litmanen (Finland) is flagged for offside.
37' Nani (Portugal) commits a foul after challenging Väyrynen (Finland).
36' Deco (Portugal) takes the corner.
35' Ricardo Costa (Portugal) is shown a yellow card.
35' Ricardo Costa (Portugal) fouls.
34' Jääskeläinen (Finland) makes a save.
34' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
33' Tainio (Finland) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Nani (Portugal).
33' Jääskeläinen (Finland) makes a save.
32' Deco (Portugal) delivers the corner.
30' Litmanen (Finland) is cautioned by the referee.
30' Litmanen (Finland) commits a foul after challenging Petit (Portugal).
27' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) misses the target.
27' Hyypiä (Finland) fouls.
27' Johansson (Finland) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Ricardo Costa (Portugal).
26' Caneira (Portugal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
24' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) misses the target.
[glow=red,2,300]22' Johansson (Finland) scores! Underdogs Finland take the lead against the FIFA World Cup semi-finalists midway through the first half as Jonatan Johansson turns in Joonas Kolkka's right-wing free-kick.[/glow]
21' Nani (Portugal) commits a foul after challenging Väyrynen (Finland).
19' Nani (Portugal) takes the corner.
18' Tihinen (Finland) misses the target.
18' Carvalho (Portugal) fouls.
17' Nani (Portugal) misses the target.
17' Tainio (Finland) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
17' Kolkka (Finland) commits a foul after challenging Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal).
15' Nani (Portugal) is flagged for offside.
13' Petit (Portugal) fouls.
12' Nani (Portugal) misses the target.
12' Heikkinen (Finland) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Deco (Portugal).
10' Petit (Portugal) commits a foul after challenging Heikkinen (Finland).
10' Litmanen (Finland) misses the target.
8' Tihinen (Finland) fouls.
7' Litmanen (Finland) delivers the corner.
7' Ricardo (Portugal) makes a save.
7' Hyypiä (Finland) has an effort on goal.
7' Petit (Portugal) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Litmanen (Finland).
6' Hyypiä (Finland) misses the target.
5' Litmanen (Finland) takes the corner.
2' Pasanen (Finland) commits a foul after challenging Deco (Portugal).
- The match is under way.


I am so stupid, again I missed the first half becuz of being late

Cristiano is very busy and tries a lot. Let´s see what comes up next half. up to now : 1 : 1

[yve]

50' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) hits the post.
50' Deco (Portugal) delivers the corner.
49' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) has a shot blocked

WHAT A CHANCE !!! keep on pushing Cristiano

[yve]

53' Ricardo Costa (Portugal) is shown a second yellow card and is sent-off.
53' Ricardo Costa (Portugal) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on Johansson (Finland).

d**nNNNNNNNNN !!! oh no just 10 men still

[yve]

61' Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) strikes a free kick into the wall.

I WANT A GOAL

[yve]

69' Costinha (Portugal) is cautioned by the referee.
68' Costinha (Portugal) commits a foul after challenging Tainio (Finland).

oh man, what are we doing? d**n, we need all 3 points not just 1

[yve]

match is over, nothing changed in the end

just 1 point instead of 3 - next time it must get better

1 : 1is the result

[Zig]

It seems it was an exciting match.. Although I hate the comments Uefa. com makes.. Maybe it's a machine or robot or somewhat that comments there..


Here's a short review if you are interested:

Finland held by ten-man Portugal
Ten-man Portugal held on for a point in Helsinki as they came from behind to force a draw against Finland in their UEFA EURO 2008™ Group A qualifier.

Finland press
Finland had a dream start against the 2006 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists, dominating for much of the first half, with Sami Hyypiä heading just wide from a corner by Jari Litmanen early on. The Liverpool FC centre-back did hit the target 60 seconds later, however, forcing an impressive save from Ricardo in Portugal's goal.

Kolkka opener
Finnish pressure soon told when Jonatan Johansson received a pass from Joonas Kolkka on 22 minutes and fired beyond Ricardo. Portugal responded well, with Cristiano Ronaldo going close with two shots in quick succession and though Finland, who beat Poland on Saturday, still had the upper hand, the visitors equalised just before the break as Deco's pass found Nuno Gomes, who finished clinically.

Portugal punished
Portugal rallied after half-time, with Ronaldo and Deco causing problems for Finland, but any hopes the visitors had of picking up three points were dealt a significant blow eight minutes after the restart when Ricardo Costa collected a second yellow card. The hosts looked to capitalise and began pressing, with Johansson demanding another great stop from Ricardo on the hour. Portugal threatened briefly on the counterattack, but were vulnerable at the back and Litmanen was unlucky not to find the target from a free-kick as Finland had to settle for a draw.



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..And khm..just uno pic of the match..