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Francisco Conceicao, top left, came off the bench to score Portugal's winner. Alamy Stock Photo

Portugal pounce for stoppage-time winner in Euro 2024 opener against Czechia

Roberto Martinez’s side snatched a late 2-1 win in Leipzig.

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Portugal 2

Czechia 1

FRANCISCO CONCEICAO WAS Portugal’s super sub as his 92nd-minute strike ensured their European Championship challenge got off to a winning start against Czechia.

After a scoreless opening hour, Lukas Provod curled Czechia into the lead in the 62nd minute but Portugal were level again just seven minutes later when Czech goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek pushed the ball onto Robin Hranac who turned it into his own net.

Portugal boss Roberto Martinez sent on Conceicao as one of three injury-time substitutes and the manager’s faith was rewarded with a late, late winner.

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    Jan 18th 2023, 7:27 PM

    Absolute dirt, the people who do this. People caught for this offence need severe prison time and this needs legislation for minimum sentences, prison spaces built and judges prevented from handing out soft sentences. The infamous case of convicted burglars killed a few years ago on their way home from their activities highlighted the need for change, but nothing of note has been done since. The safety of the general public starts with the justice minister and they should be held accountable for crimes like this.

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    Jan 19th 2023, 4:13 AM

    @james s: Who’s culture? No arrests have been made yet, unless you have some insider information.

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    Jan 19th 2023, 10:54 AM

    @UltraToons: ignorance is bliss, eh?

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