Smalling header ensures England beat Portugal
Thursday, June 2, 2016
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England 1-0 Portugal
An 86th-minute Chris Smalling header gives England a third straight friendly win after beating Turkey and Australia.
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- Late Chris Smalling goal gives England tenth win in 12 matches
- Header from a dinked cross by substitute Raheem Sterling breaks deadlock on 86 minutes
- Portugal had lost Bruno Alves to first-half red card for high tackle on Harry Kane
- Roy Hodgson experiments with Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy flanking Wayne Rooney
- Ricardo Quaresma curls chance wide for a Portugal side missing Cristiano Ronaldo
- Key player: Kyle Walker (England)
- England open EURO campaign against Russia in Marseille on 11 June
- Portugal play Estonia in friendly on Wednesday; EURO opener v Iceland on 14 June
