Portugal didn't need Cristiano Ronaldo as they finish third in Confed Cup
They beat Mexico in extra-time to finish third despite Ronaldo's absence
Pepe struck to equalise before Adrien Silva netted what proved to be the winner
Portugal came third in the Confederations Cup after beating Mexico 2-1 in extra-time, in a match they did not miss Cristiano Ronaldo in. The Madrid forward is already on holiday, leaving after his side were beaten in the semi-finals of the tournament by Chile. Fernando Santos' side, accused of super-conservatism during the tournament, were more attacking here and had various chances to score, including a missed penalty.
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2 ________________ 1
MEX
LINE UP
Portugal
Rui Patrício, Semedo, Netu, Pepe, Eliseu, Danilo (André Gomes, 81'), Martins, Moutinho (Adrien Silva, 81'), Nani (Quaresma, 70'), Pizzi (Carvalho, 91') y André Silva
México
Ochoa, Reyes, Araujo, Moreno, Layún, Márquez (Fabián, 106'), Herrera, Guardado (Jonathan Dos Santos, 80'), Vela, Chicharito (Jiménez, 85') y Peralta (Lozano, 61')
Goles
0-1 M.51 Netu (pp). 1-1 M.91 Pepe. 2-1 M.104 Adrien Silva (p)
Árbitro
Fahad Al Mirdasi (Arabia Saudí). TA: Márquez, Moreno. TR: Semedo -2- (115') Jiménez -2- (115') y Osorio (115').
Incidencias
Partido por el tercer y cuarto puesto correspondiente a la Copa Confederaciones disputado en el estadio Spartak Moscú ante 45.000 espectadores.
Guilhermo Ochoa denied Andre Silva from the spot, while Rui Patricio made several good sides for his team. Netu opened the scoring for Mexico when he put through his own net, before Pepe finally beat the superb Ochoa in stoppage time at the end of the 90 minutes. It forced extra-time and Portugal took advantage when Adrien Silva netted in the 104th minute. Nelsinho and Raul Jimenez were both sent off for second yellow cards as the game closed out.
