Portugal put paid to Germany hopes
Thursday, July 14, 2016
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Germany 3-4 Portugal
The hosts were knocked out of the competition after losing a seven-goal thriller, Buta scoring a 73rd-minute winner for the Group A leaders.
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• Hosts Germany will not qualify for the semi-finals after defeat by Portugal
• Guido Streichsbier's side undone by slick counterattacking in Grossaspach
• Phillipp Ochs rounds off lovely team move to give Germany 12th-minute lead
• Portugal hit back strongly and João Carvalho spurns two presentable chances
• Asumah Ankrah with powerful finish (37)
• Gonçalo Rodrigues puts Portugal ahead from edge of box (53)|
• Ochs levels with from penalty spot for his second of the game (68)
• Alexandre Silva rounds off counterattack two minutes later to restore Portugal's advantage
• Buta finishes another clinical break to make it 4-2 (73)
• Last-gasp penalty from Ochs to complete hat-trick comes too late for host nation
