Portugal U21 tops Czech Republic U21 behind Moreira

LISBON (Interstat) — Afonso Moreira scored in the 55th minute and Portugal Under-21 defeated Czech Republic Under-21 2-0 on Tuesday. Moreira, who played the full 90 minutes and received a yellow card in the seventh minute, gave Portugal the lead. Tiago Gabriel recorded an assist while playing 55 minutes before being substituted. Czech Republic’s Filip Lissah was booked in the 54th minute. Portugal’s record in the competition and across all competitions moved to 1-0. Czech Republic fell to 0-1 in the competition and overall. Portugal made substitutions in the 55th minute involving Forbs C. and Tiago Gabriel, in the 74th with Mora R., and in the 80th with Essugo D. and Varela G. Czech Republic substituted Hunal E., Lissah F. and Vojta M. in the 63rd, Lexa M. in the 74th and Buzek A. in the 78th. The visitors remained scoreless throughout. Portugal secured the home victory.