Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes said the reason for his team’s recent comeback victory was their more composed play in the second half.
Portugal came from behind to beat Scotland 2-1 in the Nations League A1 on Sunday to move into the top flight on six points from two games.
“It was a special day, even better when it happens on the football pitch, which is what I love the most, and playing for Portugal,” the midfielder, who scored the equaliser, said after the game, as the player celebrated his 30th birthday.
“It was a big highlight of my career, as I always say, it’s nice to celebrate with goals and wins. Hopefully in the future we’ll have less difficulties.
“We tried to get a goal back as quickly as possible after conceding. Our desire to score made us frustrated when we missed chances in the first half.
“In the second half, we started to play calmer, สมัคร ufabet more patient, more controlled, and that allowed us to score the first goal, and after a lot of patience, we scored the second goal.” Bruno said.
The defeat – after losing to Poland on Thursday – means Scotland are now without a win in their last eight competitive games, the worst run in their history, and have won just one of the last 14 games.
However, Clarke can take some encouragement from the nature of the performances in the two games in this window, even if they are bottom of their section after Croatia beat Poland 1-0.