Portugal 2 - 1 Czech Republic
Not a classic tonight. Portugal controlled the game for the majority of the match, but without looking too dangerous. Silva has a bout of the Fodens, Ronaldo was starting to look his age and the Czechs were fairly disciplined if unadventurous.
But as the game developed and the rain fell, things got more interesting. The Czechs took the lead with another cracker of a goal, before letting the lead slip when keeper Stanëk did a shit parry, where a catch would have been fine, onto his own defender and into the net.
Portugal grabbed a late winner thanks to sub Netos pace and pass, exactly what they'd been missing all night.
Special mention for Fernandes, who played well all night, pulling the strings. It was approaching being a likeable performance until he did that irritating disbelief / pleading thing after the ref gave a free kick against him for kicking an opponent in the face. Ruined it, son.
That's round one of games all done. Portugal don't join my group of favourites which stands at Germany, Italy, Spain and France.
Some cracking goals and really good games in this first set of fixtures. Also a massive shout out to the refs who have been excellent and VAR which has proved that it can be instantaneous and correct. Hopefully the EPL will take note, surely they can afford a few microchips.
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