Sunday, March 29, 2015

Coentrao strike seals Portugal win over Serbia

Portugal's Fabio Coentrao celebrates his goal against Serbia during their Euro 2016 qualifier soccer match at Luz stadium in Lisbon By Simon Curtis LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal climbed to the top of European Championship qualifying Group I with a hard-fought 2-1 win over a resolute Serbia side on Sunday. Portugal midfielders Tiago, Joao Moutinho and Fabio Coentrao maintained a firm grip on the match and only when Serbia equalised through a brilliant goal by Nemanja Matic early in the second half did the visitors look likely to get a result. Portugal struck after 10 minutes when stalwart defender Ricardo Carvalho glanced a well-placed header into the net from close range. Midfielder Nemanja Matic was a bright spark for a subdued Serbian side that lacked creativity, with Chelsea right back Branislav Ivanovic struggling as a central defender and at fault for Carvahlo's goal.








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