Portugal are already through to the last 16 of the European Championship after the second matchday. The efficient Iberians won 3:0 against Turkey in Dortmund.
As in the first group game against Georgia, the stadium in Dortmund was a Turkish cauldron. However, the Portuguese double strike before the end of the first half hour silenced the fanatical fans.
The Portuguese played extremely cool in the heated atmosphere. Bernardo Silva put his team ahead with the first chance after 21 minutes. After a fine attack down the left, the 29-year-old from Manchester City took a low, deflected cross from ten meters out and slotted the ball into the right-hand corner of the goal. Just seven minutes later, the Turks pulled the plug on themselves. After a misunderstanding between central defender Samet Akaydin and goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, the ball ended up in his own net.
To the Turks' credit, they did not let this setback get them down. They put in a great deal of effort throughout the game, but rarely entered the dangerous zone. On the other hand, the Portuguese, who had a much stronger squad in terms of quality, controlled the game with aplomb and increased their lead to 3:0 after 56 minutes through Bruno Fernandes. The Iberians have never won more at a European Championship.
The Portuguese are therefore group winners ahead of time and have reached the knockout round of a European Championship for the eighth time in a row. The Turks still have a good chance of qualifying for the round of 16 for the first time since 2008. A draw against the Czech Republic in their final group game will be enough to secure second place.
The telegram
Turkey - Portugal 0:3 (0:2)
Dortmund - 61'047 spectators. - Referee Zwayer (GER). -
Goals: 21 Bernardo Silva 0:1. 29 Akaydin (own goal) 0:2. 56 Fernandes 0:3.
Turkey: Bayindir; Celik, Akaydin (75. Demiral), Bardakci, Kadioglu; Akgün (70. Güler), Calhanoglu, Kökcü (46. Yazici), Ayhan (58. Yüksek), Aktürkoglu (58. Yildiz); Yilmaz.
Portugal: Costa; Cancelo (68. Semedo), Dias (83. Antonio Silva), Pepe, Mendes; Vitinha (88. João Neves), Palhinha (46. Ruben Neves), Fernandes; Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo, Leão (46. Neto).
Comments: Cautions: 25. Bardakci. 39th Leão. 42nd Akaydin. 43rd Celik. 45th Palhinha.
The live ticker for review
Türkiye
Portugal
- (21.) 0:1 - Bernardo Silva
- (28.) 0:2 - Samet Akaydin
- (56.) 0:3 - Bruno Fernandes
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Liveticker
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Liveticker closed
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90.+6.End of 2nd half
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88.Substitution in Portugal
João Neves
Midfielder
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88.Substitution out Portugal
Vitinha
Midfielder
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83.Substitution in Portugal
António Silva
Defender
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83.Substitution out Portugal
Pepe
Defender
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76.Substitution in Türkiye
Merih Demiral
Defender
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76.Substitution out Türkiye
Samet Akaydin
Defender
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70.Substitution in Türkiye
Arda Güler
Midfielder
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70.Substitution out Türkiye
Yunus Akgün
Midfielder
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69.Substitution in Portugal
Nélson Semedo
Defender
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69.Substitution out Portugal
João Cancelo
Defender
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58.Substitution in Türkiye
Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder
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58.Substitution out Türkiye
Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder
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58.Substitution in Türkiye
Kenan Yildiz
Striker
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58.Substitution out Türkiye
Kerem Aktürkoglu
Midfielder
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56.Goal for Portugal, 0:3 through Bruno Fernandes (Cristiano Ronaldo)
Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder
Assist: Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker
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46.Substitution in Portugal
Pedro Neto
Striker
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46.Substitution out Portugal
Rafael Leão
Striker
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46.Substitution in Türkiye
Yusuf Yazici
Midfielder
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46.Substitution out Türkiye
Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder
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46.Substitution in Portugal
Rúben Neves
Midfielder
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46.Substitution out Portugal
João Palhinha
Midfielder
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46.Kick-off 2nd half
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45.+2.End of 1st half
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45.Yellow card Portugal
João Palhinha
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42.Yellow card Türkiye
Zeki Çelik
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42.Yellow card Türkiye
Samet Akaydin
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39.Yellow card Portugal
Rafael Leão
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28.Goal for Portugal, 0:2 through an own goal by Samet Akaydin
Samet Akaydin
Defender
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25.Yellow card Türkiye
Abdülkerim Bardakci
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21.Goal for Portugal, 0:1 through Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Silva
Striker
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1.Start of the match
