UEFA European Football Championship - History

Quaresma (Portugal) scores!
Portugal are clear with Ronaldo, who unselfishly lays it across for Quaresma, who has the simplest of tasks to roll the ball into an empty net.

Sionko (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pepe (Portugal).

Sionko (Czech Republic) misses the target.
Sionko fires in a shot but falling as he does so it goes high over the top.

Ricardo (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Sionko (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pepe (Portugal).

Fernando Meira (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Koller (Czech Republic).

Quaresma (Portugal) misses the target.
Nice footwork by the FC Porto man but his shot is fired into the side-netting.

Ricardo (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Jarolím (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pepe (Portugal).

Grygera (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Petit (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jarolím (Czech Republic).

Čech (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Jarolím (in) - Plašil (out) (Czech Republic)
A third and final change for the Czechs sees David Jarolím introduced.

Hugo Almeida (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Polák (Czech Republic).

Plašil (Czech Republic) delivers the corner.

Ricardo (Portugal) makes a save.

Sionko (Czech Republic) has an effort on goal.
Sionko meets a cross from the right but is denied as his header is tipped over the top by Ricardo.

Plašil (Czech Republic) has a shot blocked.
Plašil moves forward and hits a drive, but straight at a Portuguese defender.

Hugo Almeida (Portugal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Jankulovski (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Quaresma (Portugal).

Plašil (Czech Republic) misses the target.
Plašil gets under his shot and balloons it high over the bar.

Ricardo (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Quaresma (in) - Simão (out) (Portugal)
The exciting Ricardo Quaresma comes on for the final ten minutes here in Geneva.

Plašil (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Petit (Portugal).

Čech (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Hugo Almeida (in) - Nuno Gomes (out) (Portugal)
Another Portugal change sees their captain come off.

Bosingwa (Portugal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Baroš (Czech Republic) misses the target.
Plašil finds Baroš with a chipped pass but the striker can only head wide. It was a decent opening for the Czechs.

Petit (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Plašil (Czech Republic).

Simão (Portugal) has a shot blocked.
Simão takes it but can only shoot straight into the wall.

Polák (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Deco (Portugal).

Fernando Meira (in) - João Moutinho (out) (Portugal)
Portugal make a change too as VfB Stuttgart defender Fernando Meira comes on.

Polák (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Portugal).

Koller (in) - Galásek (out) (Czech Republic)
And here is the veteran striker, who comes on to win his 89th cap. He has found the net 54 times for his country.

Jankulovski (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Petit (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Sionko (Czech Republic).

Jankulovski (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

João Moutinho (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Polák (Czech Republic).

Vlček (in) - Matějovský (out) (Czech Republic)
Stanislav Vlček, who won the Belgian Cup with Anderlecht this season, comes on for the final 22 minutes.

Pepe (Portugal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Simão (Portugal) delivers the corner.

Petit (Portugal) misses the target.

Grygera (Czech Republic) has a shot blocked.
Grygera with the acrobatic attempt at the far post but Nuno Gomes, of all people, is back to get the important block.

Jankulovski (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Petit (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jankulovski (Czech Republic).

Ronaldo (Portugal) scores!
Deco on the right side of the box lays it across for Ronaldo and he slips it under Čech from just inside the box to put Portugal back in front!

Ujfaluši (Czech Republic) misses the target.
Ujfaluši meets the corner, rising at the near post to flick a header goalwards, but just beyond the far stick.

Plašil (Czech Republic) delivers the corner.

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
A weak shot by the Manchester United man from outside the box. You get the feeling a Portugal goal could be on the cards if they can continue this spell however.

Ronaldo (Portugal) has a shot blocked.

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Simão (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Nice turn by Deco who gets the ball through to Simão, but his low drive his blocked.

Pepe (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Baroš (Czech Republic).

Simão (Portugal) takes the corner.

Rozehnal (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Nuno Gomes (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Nuno Gomes gets the shot in from the right side of the box, but Rozehnal does well to slide in and block the effort.

João Moutinho (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Grygera (Czech Republic).

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Nuno Gomes (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Nuno Gomes gets the ball stuck under his feet just inside the Czech box but still manages an attempt on goal, but the Portugal captain's effort does not have the power to trouble Čech.

Simão (Portugal) takes the corner.

Plašil (Czech Republic) takes the corner.

Deco (Portugal) takes the corner.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Portugal) delivers the free-kick on target.
Ronaldo sends the free-kick up and over the ball, but the dipping effort is easily claimed by Čech

Matějovský (Czech Republic) is penalised for a foul on Deco (Portugal).

Rozehnal (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

João Moutinho (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Baroš (Czech Republic).

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Ronaldo gets the ball onto his left foot and, from well outside the penalty area, hits a stinging drive that Čech flings himself to his left to push away.

Simão (Portugal) takes the corner.

Simão (Portugal) takes the corner.
Portugal win their first corner with just five minutes to go until the break.

Matějovský (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Carvalho (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Baroš (Czech Republic).

Rozehnal (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Simão (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Jankulovski (Czech Republic).

Galásek (Czech Republic) is penalised for a foul on Nuno Gomes (Portugal).

Rozehnal (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Bosingwa (Portugal) is cautioned by the referee.
Bosingwa will be joining Chelsea of course and the right-back is the second player to have his name taken.

Bosingwa (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Galásek (Czech Republic).

Matějovský (Czech Republic) is penalised for a foul on Deco (Portugal).

Plašil (Czech Republic) takes the corner.

Ricardo (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Matějovský (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Petit (Portugal).

Ricardo (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Baroš (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pepe (Portugal).

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Ronaldo now with the strike as Portugal begin to up the tempo. His low drive is well dealt with by Čech however.

Deco (Portugal) misses the target.
Deco is looking lively tonight as he cuts in from the left and fires a shot that is rising all the time, but only just above the upright.

Carvalho (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Polák (Czech Republic) is booked.
The RSC Anderlecht man becomes the first to have his name taken by the Greek referee after sliding in from behind on Pepe.

Polák (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pepe (Portugal).

Petit (Portugal) misses the target.
Petit fires a shot well wide but what is clear is that both sides are going all out for victory as the sun blazes down here.

Polák (Czech Republic) takes the free-kick.

Deco (Portugal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Polák (Czech Republic).

Sionko (Czech Republic) scores from a direct free-kick
The corner from Jaroslav Plašil is swung over and Sionko is there to power a diving header past the despairing dive of Ricardo. The Czechs are level! A thrilling start here in Geneva.

Plašil (Czech Republic) delivers the corner.

Baroš (Czech Republic) misses the target.
The striker's header is high over the top.

Čech (Czech Republic) makes a save.

Petit (Portugal) has an effort on goal.
Petit tries his luck from long range. It is an ambitious effort and claimed by Čech down low at the second attempt.

Carvalho (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Sionko (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ferreira (Portugal).

Polák (Czech Republic) misses the target.

Plašil (Czech Republic) delivers the corner.

Jankulovski (Czech Republic) misses the target.
The Czechs look for an immediate response but Marek Jankulovski's effort from the right side of the penalty area is wide of Ricardo's near-post.

Carvalho (Portugal) is penalised for a foul on Baroš (Czech Republic).

Deco (Portugal) scores!
A chance here for Portugal as Cristiano Ronaldo plays a cute one-two with Nuno Gomes. The Manchester United FC man is denied by Petr Čech but it falls to Deco who can bundle it in from close range.

Ronaldo (Portugal) has a shot blocked.

Sionko (Czech Republic) has a shot blocked.
Libor Sionko cuts in from the right and gets a shot in from the edge of the penalty area but it is blocked by the head of Pepe and Portugal survive an early scare.

Petit (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Matějovský (Czech Republic) is penalised for a foul on Ferreira (Portugal).

Carvalho (Portugal) takes the free-kick.

Baroš (Czech Republic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Petit (Portugal).

The match is under way.