Good result for Portugal. 3-1 away to Iceland. This game had a bunch of Portugal, and a bunch of the bad Portugal. But for the most part, it was a decent performance with plenty of good buildup. A few too many errant passes for my liking, but three points on the road is never a bad thing. Portugal now back on track, still not out of the hole, but things are looking better. Bento has the team playing a relaxed game. They don't panic. They knew they needed 6 points out of these last two games. The pressure was on them, but they stepped up.
Nice to see Ronaldo scoring again. He went like 12 games without an int'l goal and now he has 2 in 2 games. Nani was their best player v Denmark, but it was hard to notice him much today. Raul Mereles is a stud, and what a shot for the winning goal! Coentrao is going to be fun to watch the next few years. Almeida proving me right game in and game out, he's useless.
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