Portugal on brink of finals
Thursday, May 24, 2007
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Turkey 0-1 Portugal Portugal are a win away from the finals in Austria after beating ten-man Turkey in Dundee.
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Coentrão’s spot on
Edgar Borges's side, who drew 0-0 against Georgia in their first Group 4 fixture, made sure of the three points thanks to Fabio Coentrão’s penalty. Turkey, who were down to ten men after just eight minutes, tried to fight back but were unable to equalise, which means the Portuguese only need a win from their final match against Scotland to be certain of qualification.
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Portugal lead the group with four points, one more than Turkey and Scotland, while Georgia are already out of the reckoning. Borges said: "The game went our way but that is due to what we did on the pitch. This result means we depend only on our final result to qualify, which allows us to be calm and confident."