Portugal turns a result against Ireland and approaches the U-19 European Championship
The Portuguese under-19 football team scored four goals this Saturday near the end of the game with the Republic of Ireland, prevailing 4-1 and with an advantage over England in the fight for qualification for Euro 2022.
After having scored minutes at the end of Group 3 almost throughout the Elite Round qualifying match for the goal scored by at 25, Portugal not only turned around the result but also got the rout, with Youssef Chermiti’s lieutenants (78 and 90+5), António Silva (84) and Joelson Fernandes (90+2).
Of the need to have to beat England, host of the poule qualification, in the third and final round, the team led by coach Rui Bento was within a draw, on Tuesday, in Chesterfield, to ensure its presence in the European Championship.
Portugal, which on the opening day had beaten Armenia 4-0, has six points, just like England, who beat the Armenians today by the same margin (4-0) and had imposed themselves on the Irish by 3-1, so Equipment marked in advantage is useful.
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Arrived at halftime were just lucky, after 46 results in the national team, particularly in the few minutes in Chermiti, and Joelson Fernandes, at 59, at 59, final .
Only the first phase of August of the seven groups of the Elite Round to ensure the direct qualification of the European Championship 202, joining Slovakia, hosts of the July and 2 finals.
Portugal, which won in 1961, when the competition was called the International Junior Tournament, 1994 and 1999, under the under-18 format, and 2018, reached the final in the last three editions of the competition, which did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The ‘quinas’ team even won the title in 2-40, beating Italy18, winning 3, after extra time, having won in the decisive game in 2017, with England (2-1), and 20, against final Spain (2-0).