Sunday, May 19th, 2013
The Danes looked bright early on as Christian Eriksen got in behind the Portugal backline only to see Pepe block his shot. In the 24th minute Portugal took the lead as Pepe headed home a corner from Nani. !0 minutes before the break Portugal doubled their lead as, from Coentrao’s overhit cross, Nani slipped a pass into Helder Postiga who swept home a second from 6-yards out. In the 41st minute Denmark got a lifeline as Jacobsen popped up at the back post to knock a header across goal where Nicklas Bendtner was positioned to nod the ball over the line. Portugal, and Cristiano Ronaldo twice in particular, had chances to bury Denmark after the break, but having failed to do so Nicklas Bendtner slammed home an 80th minute header to square the match up 2-2. The game had a late twist as, after coming off the bench in the 86th minute, Silvestre Varela lashed home a third for Portugal sixty seconds later to save the Seleccao and Ronaldo’s backsides.
Video Highlights 13/06/2012: Denmark - Portugal (Euro 2012)
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Tags: 13/06/2012, calcio, danimarca, euro 2012, portogallo
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