Sub21 Portugal 3-1 Switzerland, Feb 10, 2009

The Selecção Nacional Sub-21 won yesterday in the friendly against Switzerland! I remember the sad days when it was coached by Jose Couceiro in 2007. His assistant coach Rui Cacador was assigned as the temporary coach when Couceiro was sacked. Cacador's positive results led the FPF to name him as the head coach.

Tough to follow it because the Nanis, Miguel Velosos, and Moutinho's are no longer there like in 2006/7. Two new players in today's Portugal 1-0 Finland came from this Sub-21 group. Looking forward to more positive results with Rui Cacador.

Portugal 3-1 Switzerland.
Estádio Municipal de Fátima, Portugal
February 10, 2009

Goals:
Portugal: Amaury Bishoff (4'), Tiago Pinto (30') e Yazalde (58')

Switzerland: Djuric Igor (86')

Sub21 Portugal coach Rui Caçador, saw his team score the first goal by the fourth minute. By the 30th minute, it was 2-0, goal by Tiago Pinto. 58th minute: 3-0, goal by Yazalde. Switzerland scored a goal in the 86th minute.

Benfica's Pereirinha.Photo: ©LUSA Paulo Cunha

Most popular players in this young team this are Sporting CP's goalkeeper Rui Patricio, Benfica's Pereirinha.

Portugal lineup: Ventura (Trigueira, 87'), João Gonçalves (André Pinto, 46'), Daniel Carriço (Bura, 46'), Miguel Vítor, Tiago Pinto (Igor Pita, 59'), Stélvio Cruz, Pereirinha - CAP , Adrien Silva (Ruben Lima, 78'), Amaury Bishoff (Rui Pedro, 59'), Yazalde (João Aurélio, 87') e Ukra (Licá, 46').

Switzerland lineup: Yann Sommer - CAP (Kevin Fickentscher, 73), Mihael Kovacevic (Gaetano Berardi, 46), Jonathan Rossini, Rolf Feltscher (Djuric Igor, 46), Jonas Elmer (Daniel Pavlovic, 46), Xavier Hochstrasser, Adrian Nikci (Frank Feltscher, 46), Fabien Frei, Valentin Stocker, Simone Grippo (Adilson Tavares, 70) e Alessandro Ciarocchi (Mário Gavranovic, 75).

Portugal's first goal:

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