---------------------23' Carlos Martins
---------------------48th Simao Sabrosa
---------------------86th Duda
---------------------89th Bruno Alves
---------------------91st Nani
-Changes: 34' Miguel in, Bosingwa out.
------------55' Danny in, Deco out
------------55' Manuel Fernandes in, Carlos Martins out
------------55' Bruno Alves in, Ricardo Carvalho out
------------70' Duda in, Simao out
------------78' Meira in, Raul Meireles out
August 20, 2008, 20:45 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, Portugal
Hear (in Portuguese) Portugal - Ilhas Faroé live on Antena1 radio
12:45 PM USA Pacific time. Not bad because earlier it was Japan 0-3 Uruguay and it's at the same time as the 2ndf half of Italy v. Austria. It's not broadcast on TV only on RTP international. Because I don't have that I'm following it on the Portuguese radio Antena 1 and reading the play by play on Record.
Surprises in the lineup:
Carlos Martins in the midfield
Left-back Antunes, who plays for Lecce on loan from AS Roma
Portugal - Faroe Islands Portugal team starting 11/lineup (onze inicial):
Bosingwa -- Pepe -- Ricardo Carvalho -- Antunes
Raul Meireles -- Deco -- Carlos Martins
Nani -- Hugo Almeida -- Simão Sabrosa.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not playing. Still not fit and is recovering. 3 Chelsea players, Bosingwa, Deco and Carvalho in the starting 11.
Left-back: Queiroz using Antunes, a real left-back. This is a change since Scolari. Scolari would make right-back Paolo Ferreira play in the left with disastrous results as seen in the Euro 2008. Carlos Martins- No Joao Moutinho in the starting 11? Nani- a substitute under Scolari. Of course, we don't know if Cristiano Ronaldo was fit if Nani went to the bench again. Wow no Nuno Gomes either- Another change! Hugo Almeida up front instead.
Hugo Almeida the lone striker missed a few goal opportunities. Everyone else scored.
Portugal - Faroe Islands PORTUGAL team starting lineup:
Quim
Bosingwa
Pepe
Ricardo Carvalho
Antunes
Raul Meireles
Deco
Carlos Martins
Nani
Hugo Almeida
Simão Sabrosa.
Substitutes:
Daniel Fernandes
Eduardo (goalkeeper)
Bruno Alves
Fernando Meira
Miguel
Paulo Ferreira
João Moutinho
Manuel Fernandes,
Duda
Danny
Nuno Gomes
Manager: Carlos Queiroz
Portugal - Faroe Islands Faroe Islands team starting lineup:
Mikkelsen
Thomassen
Davidsen
Danielsen
Tor Naes
B. Olsen
Bo
C. Jacobsen
Lokin Jacobsen
Samuelsen
Substitutes:
Madsen
Borg
Hansen
Eliasen
Torgato
A. Olsen
Niclasen
Manager: Jogvan Martin Olsen
I'm listening to the game on the radio. They narrate it with so much enthusiasm.
Radio :
Another play on the right side. We still need a striker capable of converting goals. Hugo Almeida at Werder Bremen but still. Miguel is warming up. Miguel will enter. Bosingwa is not in 100% condition. Must be for pre-caution. Almeida fails to convert again. #11 of Faroe Islands very good.