Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde: Fernando Santos' side slump to disappointing friendly defeat in Estoril
Cristiano Ronaldo was one of a number of players to miss out for the hosts, who came undone on Tuesday night
A second-half sending off for Andre Pinto capped a miserable evening for a second-string Portugal side, who were beaten 2-0 at home by African minnows Cape Verde in a friendly on Tuesday.
Portugal fielded none of the players that beat Serbia in Euro 2016 qualifying on Sunday and were undone by two first-half goals scored within six minutes of each other.
Odair Fortes opened the scoring for Cape Verde after 37 minutes in fortuitous fashion as his right-wing cross appeared to catch the wind and flew over Anthony Lopes in the Portugal goal.
Centre back Gege grabbed the second with an expert far-post finish after a free kick from Cape Verde captain Heldon had reached him through a forest of legs.
The match, which was in aid of the victims of last November’s volcanic eruption on the Cape Verdian island of Fogo, went from bad to worse for Portugal when Pinto received a red card for a foul following an audacious piece of skill by Heldon.
A mass of second-half substitutions by both sides interrupted the game’s flow, but the team from the tiny African archipelago held on comfortably to record a memorable victory.
Portugal struggled without captain Cristiano Ronaldo as they fell to a surprise defeat in a friendly at home to the Cape Verde Islands.
Portugal are top of their qualifying group for Euro 2016 but rested Ronaldo against the African side and finished with 10 men in defeat.
Odair Fortes put Cape Verde ahead before Admilson Gege doubled their lead after the break.
The hosts then had Andre Pinto sent off to round off a poor evening in Estoril.
Cape Verde - eliminated at the group stage of this year's Africa Cup of Nations - are ranked 38th in the world, sandwiched between Wales and Scotland.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBSTITUTIONS (12)
Portugal
- 01 Lopes
- 21 Alves Soares (Afonso Fernandes - 66' )
- 04 Rodrigues de Oliveira Booked
- 03 Pinto Dismissed
- 05 Antunes
- 18 Perruchet Silva (Bras André - 66' )
- 15 André Gomes (Almeida - 80' )
- 08 Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (Hélio Pereira - 62' )
- 16 Eduardo (Alves Monteiro - 45' )
- 11 Vieirinha
- 09 Hugo Almeida (Éder - 66' )
Substitutes
- 02 Almeida
- 06 Hélio Pereira
- 07 Cavaleiro
- 10 Afonso Fernandes
- 12 Ferreira Moura Guedes
- 13 Baia Pinto
- 14 Bras André
- 17 Alves Monteiro
- 19 Santos João
- 20 Da Rocha Fonte
- 22 Coentrão Marafona
- 23 Éder
Cape Verde Islands
- 01 Vozinha
- 02 Fortes
- 14 Estaline Dias Barros (Fortes - 45' )
- 03 Varela Monteiro (Lima - 72' )
- 18 Freitas Santos
- 15 Monteiro
- 04 Monteiro Semedo Booked
- 13 Almada Soares (Monteiro Macedo Babanco - 63' )
- 07 Fortes (Mendes Rodrigues - 80' )
- 19 Tavares (Pires Gomes - 81' )
- 10 Almeida Ramos (Mendes da Graça - 81' )
Substitutes
- 05 Monteiro Macedo Babanco
- 08 Sousa
- 09 Pires Gomes
- 11 Mendes Rodrigues
- 12 Ken
- 16 Rmario
- 17 Lima
- 20 Mendes da Graça
- 22 Fortes
- 23 Soares Tavares
Ref: Ovidiu Hategan
Att: 3,500
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