Portugal beats Serbia 2-1 in Euro 2016 qualifier

Portugal went prime of European Championship qualifying group I with a 2-1 win over Serbia on Sunday,29 March 2015. Defenders scored each Portuguese ambitions as Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao netted in every half, either aspect of a fantastic equalizer from Nemanja Matic with an overhead kick. Portugal's third straight win below Fernando Santos, who took cost after Cristiano Ronaldo's team lost its opening qualifier against Albania, gave it nine points from four video games. It is two aspects forward of second-location Denmark, which has a game in hand, and Albania, which beat Armenia 2-1 in the day's different staff I game.

Serbia has one factor from 4 video games as it tries to make up misplaced floor after being deducted three aspects for disturbances during a home qualifier towards Albania last October.The highest two from the nine businesses qualify automatically for Euro 2016.

Carvalho, unmarked in the Serbian penalty area, headed in Danny's pass after 10 minutes, striking Portugal on the avenue to victory regardless of a patchy efficiency. Portugal shifted down a apparatus after the goal and allowed openings for the Serbians, with Dusan Tadic shooting huge. Ronaldo had little influence on the sport until he unleashed a strong swerving shot on the half of-hour which Vladimir Stojkovic just managed to push huge, and two minutes later the striker pierced the traveler's defense with a run earlier than he was closed down.

Matic levelled with a bicycle kick inside the Portuguese subject, however two minutes later Coentrao was once at the again post to tap in Joao Moutinho's low cross from the proper. Portugal educate Santos was once barred from contact with avid gamers on the Stadium of sunshine in Lisbon as he served the first of a two-sport ban for mistaken habits at final year's World Cup, where he led Greece.