Portugal to face Spain in quarter-finals
By Jornal Sporting
06 Feb, 2016
06 Feb, 2016
All-Iberian quarter-final in UEFA Futsal Euro 2016
The national futsal team conceded their first loss of UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 this weekend, missing out 3-1 to Serbia in the last match of group A. The Portuguese will now take on Spain in the quarter-finals.
Alvalade stars Pedro Cary and João Matos started the encounter, while Paulinho, Djô and Fábio Lima also features. Serbia took an 8th minute lead through Kocic, before Ricardinho restored the deadlock five minutes before the break.
Second-half strikes from Rajcevic (37’) and Simic (40’) sealed the win for Serbia, despite Portugal having more than double the number of efforts on goal (49-22).