The Real Madrid forward was the star of the night and was duly rewarded as his 52nd minute show pierced the defences of Jaime Panedo for the final goal of the match.
Portugal attackers, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Panama-c2978 put the players in the perfect position for the
start of the coming season, good omens reaching them even before the start of the season.
The South American outfit were made to withstood assault of the Navigators after being forced to play with ten for the entirety of the second half. Brilliant performance of the Panamanian goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jaime-Penedo-c17560, should be lauded as he stood firm to avoid
the biggest victory enforced on them. On the other hand, the Portuguese showed their superiority but failed to get more out from the fixture.
The statistics of shots on goal, was fourteen shots for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men with a solitary reply by the Panamanians in the Algarve Stadium. The international friendly served as preparation match for both teams before the start of qualifying matches for the
2014 FIFA World Cup being hosted by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858.
Both managers, Paulo Bento and Dely Valdes, have a common past in Oviedo. The duo showed the developments made in their teams as they were forced to use their hand after being hit by injury problems.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Costa-c30980 to form the heart of the backline.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Viana-c16425 played as a pivot and Nelson Oliveira was deployed in the role of a traditional "nine".
In the first half, differences between the two teams were on display, Panama showed their physical strength but lacked intensity in their approach. On the other hand, the Portuguese were at a higher technical level but were cool on the pitch which was very
slippery after torrential rains.
It was Nelson Oliveira who opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half. At the age of 20 he surely has the ingredients to become a mainstay in the Portuguese national team.
Efforts of the youngster were followed by the captain fantastic. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 failed to get his name on the score board in the first half but could not be denied in the second, hitting the back of the net seven minutes into the period.
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