Portugal wins 3-2 and they going to Athens with a much stronger team then today remember Quaresma, Makukula, Ronaldo, Tiago, were all out of these team congratulations to Portugal http://www.record.pt/noticia.asp?id=501802&idCanal=488
This was a fantastic game--Sweden went ahead early, then Portugal came back with two late goals to grab the lead. Sweden tied it in added time, but then Portugal came back with the winner 24min into extra time. Another big victory for Portugal, hopefully a good omen for Euro 04. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21/fixturesresults/round=1984/match=75528/Report=RP.html
any chance the game going to be replay I hear Danny and Carlos Martins were fantastick Moreira also with a important save when Portugal was down 0-1
Portuguese fans cannot be weak at heart. There you have a team that kept the ball in the Swede side of the field for 85% of the time. Most of the time there was only grass between Moreira and the middle of the field. Why Portugal is not the winner of the tournament? Because lack of tactical discipline. The italians are not much better but they do not forget who is the leading scorer of the tournament and they don't have miscues about who is marking who. Most of the goals against POrtugal were scored in fast breaks after someone lost the ball near the middle and did not recover, usually also the midfielder did not come back to double cover the defender. Once again in an "innocent' ball played into the Portuguese area there was miscue between #3 and #5 and their top scorer advanced between the two to find himself alone against Moreira. For the next 50 min or so. Portugal again is all up and lost unbelievable chances to score. Until there is a PK and Hugo Viana scores. Few minutes later there is a beautiful goal and Portugal is ahead until min 90. The players could not keep possession. They kept clearing the ball away, what inevitably meant another Swede attack. There is an unnecessary foul, the Swedes put two new players in, is redirected to in front of Moreira and there are not one, not two but three Swede Players in front of Moreira with chance to score. The one just in, scores on the first touch on the ball. During extra time, the same but in a great play by Danny this time they connect up front and Carlitos scores. And to Athens they go. Danny was UEFA's MVP of the game.