Portugal Beat Netherland to Win Inaugural Nations League Title

By Daily Sports on June 10, 2019

Portugal became the first team to win Uefa’s Nations League competition when a well-crafted goal by Goncalo Guedes gave them a 1-0 win over Netherlands in the final on Sunday.

Guedes, 22, nutmegged an opponent, exchanged passes with Bernando Silva and then beat goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen with a shot from the edge of the area on the hour for his fourth international goal in 17 appearances.

Portugal had only 45 percent of possession but were more dangerous throughout as they added another trophy to the Euro 2016 title they won three years ago with a 1-0 win against hosts France, also under coach Fernando Santos.

Although the Nations League is of far less importance, the win may have partially made up for Euro 2004 which Portugal hosted and where they were beaten in the final by Greece

The game took a while to get going but when it did, Portugal were far more threatening with Bruno Fernandes and Silva involved in almost all their best moves and Cristiano Ronaldo an ever-present threat.

Fernandes had several efforts on goal in the first half, including one that Cillessen palmed around the post and another which curled just over the bar following some nifty footwork in the penalty area from Silva.

Ronaldo, whose hat-trick against Switzerland on Wednesday took Portugal into the final, had one effort on goal in the first half when he picked up the ball on the left, cut inside and fizzed a low shot which Cillessen did well to hold.

The Dutch – who had one day less to recover from their semifinal than Portugal – failed to muster a shot on target in the first half.

Portugal went straight back on the attack after halftime and forced a flurry of corners before the Dutch finally made home goalkeeper Rui Patricio make his first save of the night.

Memphis Depay got free and cut the ball back, it bounced off a defender towards goal and Patricio got down to save. (SuperSport)

•Photo shows Portugal players 

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 10, 2019


 

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