Portugal wins and takes 2nd placefor the U21 Euro
The Portuguese Under-21 squad returned to victory on their way to the 2021 UEFA European Championship on Tuesday. After the defeat on the previous day against the Netherlands, the team from the corner went to Drammen to beat Norway 3-3. 2.
The stadium scorer Marienlyst started to work after just two minutes when Jota assisted Fábio Vieira for the first goal of the afternoon. However, the Benfica player was not satisfied.
Just 18 minutes later, Rafael Leão’s pass, the striker made the taste on foot and gave more peace to the Portuguese team, who, in the first half, was reduced to ten players by expulsion of Diogo Queirós.
In the second half, Florentino Luís gave the best possible cross to a cross by Fábio Vieira and made it 3-0, but in the final moments Kristian Thorstvedt and Lars Larsen scored and scared, but it was too late for the ‘reassembled’ .
With this triumph, Portugal now has nine points and rises to second place in Group 7, three points clear of Norway, who have another game. The lead remains, however, belonging to the Netherlands, taking 12 points from 12 possible.