Portugal v Azerbaijan, 07 October 2006

Score3-0 to Portugal
RefereeMark Halsey
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueEstadio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance20,000
Kick-off: 9:00pm local Assistant Referees Kevin Pike (England) Robert Lewis (England) Fourth Official Mike Dean (England)

3  Portugal

Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

0  Azerbaijan

Manager: Vlastimil Stařičný/Shakhin Diniyev

Goals:

Cristiano Ronaldo 25 G
Ricardo Carvalho 31 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 63 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ricardo
Defender Miguel
Defender Nuno Valente
Defender Ricardo Rocha
Midfielder Costinha (captain)
Midfielder Deco
Midfielder Maniche
Midfielder Simão
Forward Nuno Gomes

Starting lineup:

Farkhad Veliyev Goalkeeper
Ernani Pereira Defender
Zaur Haşhimov Defender
Sergei Sokolov Defender
André Ladaga Midfielder
Emin Imamäliyev Midfielder
Aslan Kärimov Midfielder (captain)
Yuri Muzyka Midfielder
Jeyhun Sultanov Midfielder

Substitutions:

Marco Caneira for Nuno Valente 46
Tiago for Maniche 64
Nani for Cristiano Ronaldo 73

Substitutions:

Farrukh Ismailov for Jeyhun Sultanov 64
Ildar Qurbanov for Yuri Muzyka 66
Vagif Cavadov for Leandro Gomes 76

Cards:

Nuno Valente 23 Y
Ricardo Rocha 54 Y

Cards:

Jeyhun Sultanov 16 Y
Sergei Sokolov 29 Y
Ernani Pereira 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Quim
Defender Marco Caneira
Defender Ze Antonio
Midfielder Nani
Midfielder Petit
Midfielder Tiago

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cahangir Hasanzade
Defender Rail Malikov
Defender Ildar Qurbanov
Midfielder Elmar Baxşıyev
Forward Vagif Cavadov
Forward Vüqar Nadirov

Comments:

Azerbaijan's 25th consecutive match without victory

3  Portugal

Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Goals:

Cristiano Ronaldo 25 G
Ricardo Carvalho 31 G
Cristiano Ronaldo 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ricardo
Defender Miguel
Defender Nuno Valente
Defender Ricardo Rocha
Midfielder Costinha (captain)
Midfielder Deco
Midfielder Maniche
Midfielder Simão
Forward Nuno Gomes

Substitutions:

Marco Caneira for Nuno Valente 46
Tiago for Maniche 64
Nani for Cristiano Ronaldo 73

Cards:

Nuno Valente 23 Y
Ricardo Rocha 54 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Quim
Defender Marco Caneira
Defender Ze Antonio
Midfielder Nani
Midfielder Petit
Midfielder Tiago

0  Azerbaijan

Manager: Vlastimil Stařičný/Shakhin Diniyev

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Farkhad Veliyev Goalkeeper
Ernani Pereira Defender
Zaur Haşhimov Defender
Sergei Sokolov Defender
André Ladaga Midfielder
Emin Imamäliyev Midfielder
Aslan Kärimov Midfielder (captain)
Yuri Muzyka Midfielder
Jeyhun Sultanov Midfielder

Substitutions:

Farrukh Ismailov for Jeyhun Sultanov 64
Ildar Qurbanov for Yuri Muzyka 66
Vagif Cavadov for Leandro Gomes 76

Cards:

Jeyhun Sultanov 16 Y
Sergei Sokolov 29 Y
Ernani Pereira 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Cahangir Hasanzade
Defender Rail Malikov
Defender Ildar Qurbanov
Midfielder Elmar Baxşıyev
Forward Vagif Cavadov
Forward Vüqar Nadirov

Comments:

Azerbaijan's 25th consecutive match without victory