Portugal v Finland, 21 November 2007

Score0-0
RefereeĽuboš Micheľ
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group A
VenueEstádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance49,000
Kick-off: 7:45pm local Assistant Referees Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Roman Csabay (Slovakia) Fourth Official Richard Havrilla (Slovakia) Portugal secured the point they needed to advance to UEFA EURO 2008.

0  Portugal

Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

0  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ricardo
Defender Bruno Alves
Defender Fernando Meira
Defender José Bosingwa
Defender Marco Caneira
Defender Pepe
Midfielder Maniche
Midfielder Miguel Veloso
Forward Nuno Gomes (captain)

Starting lineup:

Markus Heikkinen Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Toni Kallio Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Hannu Tihinen Defender
Joonas Kolkka Midfielder
Daniel Sjölund Midfielder
Teemu Tainio Midfielder
Mikael Forssell Forward
Jari Litmanen Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Raul Meireles for Maniche 73
Makukula for Nuno Gomes 77
Nani for Ricardo Quaresma 84

Substitutions:

Mika Väyrynen for Jari Litmanen 67
Roman Eremenko for Teemu Tainio 69
Jonatan Johansson for Joonas Kolkka 75

Cards:

Marco Caneira 68 Y
Makukula 90 Y

Cards:

Daniel Sjölund 39 Y
Sami Hyypiä 47 Y
Mikael Forssell 62 Y
Petri Pasanen 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Quim
Defender Jorge Ribeiro
Midfielder Manuel Fernandes
Midfielder Nani
Midfielder Raul Meireles
Midfielder Simão
Forward Makukula

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antti Niemi
Defender Toni Kuivasto
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen
Forward Shefki Kuqi
Forward Mika Nurmela

Comments:

Jari Litmanen's 110th appearance

0  Portugal

Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ricardo
Defender Bruno Alves
Defender Fernando Meira
Defender José Bosingwa
Defender Marco Caneira
Defender Pepe
Midfielder Maniche
Midfielder Miguel Veloso
Forward Nuno Gomes (captain)

Substitutions:

Raul Meireles for Maniche 73
Makukula for Nuno Gomes 77
Nani for Ricardo Quaresma 84

Cards:

Marco Caneira 68 Y
Makukula 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Quim
Defender Jorge Ribeiro
Midfielder Manuel Fernandes
Midfielder Nani
Midfielder Raul Meireles
Midfielder Simão
Forward Makukula

0  Finland

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Starting lineup:

Markus Heikkinen Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
Toni Kallio Defender
Petri Pasanen Defender
Hannu Tihinen Defender
Joonas Kolkka Midfielder
Daniel Sjölund Midfielder
Teemu Tainio Midfielder
Mikael Forssell Forward
Jari Litmanen Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Mika Väyrynen for Jari Litmanen 67
Roman Eremenko for Teemu Tainio 69
Jonatan Johansson for Joonas Kolkka 75

Cards:

Daniel Sjölund 39 Y
Sami Hyypiä 47 Y
Mikael Forssell 62 Y
Petri Pasanen 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Antti Niemi
Defender Toni Kuivasto
Midfielder Roman Eremenko
Midfielder Mika Väyrynen
Forward Shefki Kuqi
Forward Mika Nurmela

Comments:

Jari Litmanen's 110th appearance