Postiga goal enough for Portugal to beat Russia
Portugal managed to just about scrape victory against Russia to end Fabio Capello's side's perfect run in the qualification campaign.
Portugal managed to just about scrape victory against Russia to end Fabio Capello's side's perfect run in the qualification campaign.
Nani only gets a place on the bench for Portugal, with Vierinha and Helder Postiga starting in attack, while Russia send out a defensive-looking team in Lisbon.
Portugal face an absolutely enormous game in Lisbon as they bid to steady their wobbly qualification campaign against the undefeated Russians.
An evenly matched game ended with a just result, as Viktor Fayzulin and Fred both scored in the second half.
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