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Porugal 3-2 England (Result)

EURO 2000 - Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time

They've Kicked-Off

England get the game away and win a throw-in half-way inside the Portugese half

Gary Neville puts a long throw into the box, Shearer flicks it on but Vitor Baia makes the save

Rui Costa roams through midfield and exhanges passes with Xavier, Rui Cista's shot is blocked by Adams on the edge of the box and Portugal win a throw-in in midfield

Phil Neville plays a good ball down the left for Shearer, he gets the ball back and crosses, the ball is with Beckahm on the right, he crosses and Scholes knocks it into the net with a great header after only 2mins and 40 seconds

Goal !!! Scholes !!! Portugal 0-1 England

Luis Figo runs through midfield but the move breaks down

Bento tries a shot from distance but it sails past the far post. Rui Costa get a cross into the box, Gary Neville puts the ball behind for a corner. The cross comes over, Seaman punches it behind for another corner, this time on the far side. The cross is knocked clear by Shearer, it falls to Dimas and he wastes the ball, Portugal pick it up again in midfield

Rui Costa easily gets past Scholes in midfield, he lofts the ball into the box but Nuno Gomes is caught offside

Owen gets the ball on the edge of the box but he's beaten by Jorge Costa and Dimas, Portugal win a free-kick in midfield after Adams gives away a foul. Luis Figo gets into the box, his cross is blocked by Campbell and Portugal win a corner on the right. The cross comes over and Adams gets the ball clear

Rui Costa puts a good cross over, Joao Pinto gets up well and heads just wide under pressure from the defence

Portugal swarm through midfield but Luis Figo is robbed of the ball just inside the England half

Luis Figo wins the bal from Scholes in midfield, he finds Nuno Gomes but McManaman intercepts the return pass

Rui Costa forces a good save from Seaman witha shot from 25-yards out, Portugal win a corner on the right

Joao Pinto is fouled by Gary Neville, 30-yards out and central. Luis Figo attempts a shot but puts it a fair way over the bar

Owen knocks the ball on to Shearer, Beckham crosses to McManaman, he hits it home from an un-marked position 8-yards out, after 18-minutes, taking the ball well

Goal !!! McManaman !!! Portugal 0-2 England

Portugal get the ball quickly forward and Nuno Gomes gets it into the net, it's given offside, but he was level with the last defender, a let off for England

Rui Costa does well again, there's a lot of confusion on the edge of the England box but they escape

Beckham plays a 50-yard pass for Shearer, he finds Gary Neville but England are forced back into midfield

Luis Figo runs through midfield and hammers the ball into the net from 30-yards out with Seaman stood watching

Goal !!! Luis Figo !!! Portugal 1-2 England

Scholes puts a shot just wide of the goal from outside the box

Figo is fouled in midfield. Portugal build an attack, Rui Costa plays a great ball through but Figo just fails with his effort

McManaman gets down the left, he can't get past Xavier but he gets a throw-in. England are forced to play the ball back into midfield, Phil Neville finds room on the left, he crosses into the box, McManaman is tackled by Fernando Couto.

Vidigan clears the ball upfield to Luis Figo, he's hassled off the ball by Beckham. Shearer cuts the ball right across the face of the goal, Owen just fails to get onto the end of it

Portugal break quickly, Vidigal tries a shot from distance but hits it wide

Rui Costa dances through the midfield and puts the ball wide right to Xavier, he puts a great cross over, Seaman punches it away and it falls to an England defender

Luis Figo plays the ball out left to Dimas, his cross is deflected behind by Gary Neville for a Portugese corner on the left. Luis Figo's corner is caught by David Seaman

Shearer is fouled in midfield by Jorge Costa. England get forward and win a corner on the right, Beckham's cross is headed by Adams but has no direction and the ball falls to Luis Figo, he goes on a run but he's tackled by Ince

Portugal win a corner on the right as McManaman chases back and gets a tackle in, the cross comes over but comes to nothing

Luis Figo plays a great ball to Joao Pinto but he's tackled by Campbell on the edge of the box. Michael Owen goes down after being caught by Jorge Costa

Portugal knock the ball around looking for an opening, Rui Costa puts a great cross in from the left an Joao Pinto puts a great header into the net after a build up of 16-passes strung together

Goal !!! Joao Pinto !!! Portugal 2-2 England

England get forward and Owen has an effort deflected behind for a corner. Beckham's cross is headed clear by Abel Xavier

England win a throw-in deep inside the Portugese half. A long throw into the box falls to Luis Figo, he finds Rui Costa but he move breaks down on the edge of the England box

Luis Figo puts a cross in from the right, it's headed clear by Sol Campbell but fall sto Rui Costa, he shoots just wide

Luis Figo is fouled in midfield. Ince comes in with a tackle from behind on Joao Pinto and he receives a Yellow Card

45-minutes played and Fernando Couto fouls Alan Shearer in midfield

Beckham puts a good ball into the box, it's headed clear by Vidigal

Half-Time: Portugal 2-2 England

Second-Half Starts

Heskey has replaced Michael Owen for England at half-time

Portugal get forward and win a corner on the right, the cross come sover, Shearer heads it away but Portugal come back and win another corner. Luis Figo puts a good cross over, Seaman misses the ball and Joao Pinto puts it over the bar

Dimes gives away a free-kick for a foul on Heskey, 25-yards out on the right. Beckham crosses into the box, Couto heads it clear

Scholes combines well with Shearer on the right and England win a corner as Vidigal deflects the ball behind. The cross comes over and the ball falls to Adams but there's an infringement in the area and Portugal get a free-kick

Phil Neville puts a high cross over into the box, Baia and Shearer go for the ball, Shearer wins it but puts the ball wide, the keeper looks to be carrying an injury

England win a free-kick in midfield

Luis Figo is brought down by Tony Adams on the half-way line. Portugal get forward, Nuno Gomes is given offside again, again the wrong decision

McManaman goes down injured after a challenge on Rui Costa, he leaves the field on a stretcher

McManaman returns to the action

Heskey wins a throw in deep inside the Portugese half, on the right. Gary Neville puts a long throw into the box, Scholes almost gets in on the ball but he Portugese defence get it clear

Shearer fouls Dimas in midifeld. Dennis Wise replaces the injured Steve McManaman for England in the 57th minute

Rui Costa plays a great ball through to Nuno Gomes, he lifts the ball over the keeper and into the net from 8-yars out

Goal !!! Nuno Gomes !!! Portugal 3-2 England

England win a free-kick 35-yards out, Beckahm pokes the bal forward to Adams but the defence get the ball clear, the ball is played back towards Adams, Dimas does well to head it behind for an England corner on the right. Beckham's cross is towards Adams but Xavier is there to get the ball away

England are forced to play the ball all the way back to David Seaman

Portugal swarm forward and have an extra man, Campbell forces Nuno Gomes wide and Portugal get a corner on the right. The cross comes over but there's a foul in the box and England get a free-kick

Luis Figo is tackled by Phil Neville on the edge of the box

Wise has a cross deflected by Figo, it almost falls for Scholes on the edge of the 6-yard box but Vidigal puts a great tackle in and Portugal get the ball clear. Dennis Wise is fouled by Rui Costa in midfield

Beckham floats the bal into the box for Campbell, it drops to Heskey but he can't make the room for his shot and Portugal get the ball away and counter-attack quickly. Nuno Gomes' effort goes just wide of the England goal

England wina corner on the right, the keeper knocks the cross out to the edge of the box, the ball is knocked back in but again the defence get the ball away. Scholes has a shot charged down by Jorge Costa, he goes down injured as he took the full force of the shot in his stomach

70-minutes played and England have a throw-in inside the Portugese half. Gary Neville puts the bal into the box, Beckham puts a great cross over, Scholes rises well but Xavier makes a great headed clearance

Portugal break quickly, Seaman just beats Luis Figo to the ball inside the England box

Luis Figo puts a great ball into the box, Nuno Gomes heads it home but he's given offside, the correct decision this time

Phil Neville gets the ball on the left but he can't get it past Xavier, though he does win a corner. Sergio Conceicao replaces Joao Pinto for Portugal in the 75th minute

Beckham makes room for a shot 30-yards out but he skies it high and well wide

Rui Costa gives away a free-kick in midfield. David Seaman comes upfield to take it, England win a throw-in by the right hand corner-flag. Gary Neville puts a long throw into the box, Scholes shot is blocked by Fernando Couto

Phil Neville puts a throw into the box, Adams just fluffs the ball, then Shearer just fails to connect properly with the bal land it sails past the far post for a goal-kick

Portugal get forward and win a corner on the right. Sol Campbel has to leave the field for treatment. Luis Figo crosses into the box and it's well caught by Seaman

Luis Figo tries to place a shot from 25-yards out with Seaman off his line, the ball goes just wide of the post

Rui Costa wins a corner on the left as adams puts the ball behind. Rui Costa's corner is hit too deep and roll sout of play for a goal-kick on the far side. Keown replaces Adams for England in the 81st minute

Scholes tries a shot from 30-yards out, it's blocked by Vidigal but England get a throw-in. Gary Neville puts another long throw into the box and the Portugese scramble the ball away

Xavier breaks down the right, he finds Luis Figo in the box, he dances through the defence but Campbell is there to block him

Rui Costa is replaced by Beto in the 84th minute

Sergio Conceicao beats Phil Neville and puts a cross-shot across the face of the goal, Nuno Gomes just fails to reach it and England get a goal-kick

Conceicao is fouled by Phil Neville. Portugal get a free-kick 30-yards out on the right. Luis Figo's free-kick is headed clear by Sol Campbell

Vitor Baia receives a Yellow Card for alleged time wasting, when he isn't even taking the goal-kick, that's left to Fernando Couto - a surprising decision from the referee

Capucho replaces Nuno Gomes for Portugal after 90-minutes

3-minutes of injury time to play

Shearer gives away a free-kick for a foul on Fernando Couto inside the Portugese box

Full-Time: Portugal 3-2 England

 

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