If you didn't have a chance to see the goals yet, here's the video. What went wrong with Portugal? Where was Cristiano Ronaldo. Did I miss Nuno Gomes. It would have been much more comforting to see Nuno Gomes come off the bench in the last minutes than Cesar Peixoto. Peixoto was called-up for the first time ever. What was Queiroz thinking by putting this new player in this difficult situation 5-2?
In the name of sportsmanship, congratulations to Brazil on this incredible victory, Parabens.
Video of goals:
Nov. 19, 2008
Estadio Bezerrao, Brasilia, Brazil
First time Brazil beat Portugal since 1989! Portugal had beat Brazil in the last two friendlies.
00:00 4' Danny's goal
00:54 8' Luis Fabiano
02:24 24' Luis Fabiano
56' Maicon
57' Luis Fabiano
62' Simao Sabrosa
65' Elano
90' Adriano
What a party for the home fans of Brazil! I would have grabbed Scolari from the stands and make him finish coaching this game. Can't imagine what Carvalho (injured) and Nuno Gomes (not called-up) felt when they saw their teammates go through this embarassment.
Once again Hugo Almeida fails to score for Portugal. He had scored for Werder Bremen last weekend. I hope this performance makes Queiroz call-up Nuno Gomes. We needed a game-changer an experienced striker to help solve this terrible situation of 5-2.
Starting lineups:
BRAZIL 4-4-2: Júlio César; Maicon, Luisão, Thiago Silva, Kléber; Elano, Gilberto Silva, Kaká, Anderson; Luis Fabiano and Robinho.
PORTUGAL 4-3-3: Quim; Bosingwa, Bruno Alves, Pepe e Paulo Ferreira; Maniche, Tiago e Deco; Danny, Cristiano Ronaldo and Simão.
What went wrong with the Portugal team? Which of the 8 goals did you like?
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