ENGLAND are facing being eliminated in the group stage at the Under-21 Euro Championship.
Aidy Boothroyd’s side lost 2-0 to Portugal tonight, making it two losses from two games in the tournament.
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THAT’S ALL FOR TONIGHT
Well, at least one England team picked up a win today.
It’ll take a miracle for England to make it through to the knockout stages of the Euros.
They’ll need to be Croatia by some margin and hope that Portugal beat Switzerland….
And on that note, goodnight!
PORT OF CALL
AIDY BOOTHROYD wanted his players to take inspiration from the heroes of ‘66.
But they ended up looking like Roy Hodgson’s winless zeroes of the 2014 World Cup after this toothless defeat.
Thursday’s dismal opening-game defeat to Switzerland meant England had to win here to be the masters of their own destiny at this year’s Under-21 Euros.
Yet they did not even manage a shot on target as they were undone by Dany Mota’s clinical strike and Francisco Trincao’s penalty after the break.
It leaves the Young Lions needing a minor miracle to make it out of their group.
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WASTED OPPORTUNITY
Aidy Boothroyd talked up selecting an attacking line-up…. which proceeded to register no shots on goal.
TIME’S UP?
Some record that.
FT: ENGLAND U21 0-2 PORTUGAL U21
Portugal treated us to a wonderful second half performance producing two goals.
England, on the other hand, were absolutely awful.
Boothroyd’s side didn’t register a single shot on target despite having some unbelievable talent in the forward department.
Goncalves ran the show as expected, he’s not top-scorer in Portugal for no reason.
England’s knockout dreams have all-but faded.
It’ll take a miracle involving thumping Croatia and Portugal beating Switzerland to get through. Unlikely.
PEEEEEEEP!
THE FULL-TIME WHISTLE GOES IN THE SLOVENIAN CAPITAL!
PORTUGAL TAKE ALL THREE POINTS!
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90+3. Time is up for England.
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90+1. YELLOW CARD!
Portugal catch England out again.
And Ramos cuts inside of his marker inside the penalty area before throwing himself to ground.
The referee isn’t having anything and the Portugal forward is booked for diving.
ENGLAND U21 0-2 PORTUGAL U21
90. Four additional minutes to be added on.
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89. Trincao leads the counter attack for Portugal before laying the ball wide to Ramos.
The forward cuts inside onto his right foot and gets a shot off, but his effort goes wide of the far post.
Despite the two-goal advantage, Portugal are looking for a third.
ENGLAND U21 0-2 PORTUGAL U21
87. SUBSTITUTION!
Man of the match Goncalves goes off to a standing ovation from his bench.
Soares is on in his place.
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84. Goncalves will undoubtably pick up man of the match and rightly so.
There’s a reason why he’s the top scorer in Portugal’s top division for Sporting.
Big clubs are already taking a look at the 22-year-old.
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82. SUBSTITUTION!
Steven Sessegnon makes way for Brewster, who on a personal level is just as desperate as England for a goal.
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81. England look incredibly frustrated and Boothroyd is looking to make another change.
Brewster will be coming on shortly.
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79. Gallagher and McNeil combine well down the left-hand side.
The Burnley winger gets to the byline and tries to deliver a cross towards the near post.
But his effort is blocked behind for a corner.
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76. McNeil whips a corner into the six yard box and Godfrey rises highest to meet it.
The referee blows up shortly after handing Portugal a free-kick.
The referee has penalised Godfrey for using his opponent essentially as a climbing frame.
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74. Trincao steps up and sends Ramsdale the wrong way to score Portugal’s second!
Portugal are running away with the points and England’s tournament is a good as done.
GOOOOOAAAALLL!!!
TRINCAO SCORES FROM THE SPOT!!!
PORTUGAL DOUBLE THEIR LEAD!!!
ENGLAND U21 0-1 PORTUGAL U21
73. PENALTY!
Guehi tries to step in on Ramos from a throw-in and ends up conceding a sloppy penalty.
Trincao to take.
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73. SUBSTITUTION!
Goal-scorer Mota makes way for Ramos.
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71. DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION!
Jones and Gallagher are coming on for England and they’re replacing Madueke and Skipp.
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69. Just over 20 minutes left in the game and England are yet to register a single shot on target.
Changes need to be made.
Portugal are cruising towards the knockout stagesCredit: Getty Images ENGLAND U21 0-1 PORTUGAL U21
67. YELLOW CARD!
Godfrey is booked.
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66. Boothroyd simply isn’t getting a tune out of this very talented England squad.
You can’t have this squad at your disposal and fail to reach the knockout stages of a tournament.
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64. Goncalves breaks Portugal forward and they have England outnumbered.
The midfielder plays a wonderfully weighted pass to Mota to his left.
And the forward sends a right footed shot across Ramsdale, off the post and in!
Portugal, as it stands, will be in the knockout stages of the tournament.
England, on the other hand, will be going home if they don’t beat Croatia by a significant margin and Portugal don’t beat Switzerland.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
