[球員] Quresma charisma thrills Portugal
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Quresma charisma thrills Portugal
Sunday, 25 March 2007
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Ricardo Quaresma's first goal for Portugal was a birthday gift for his mother,
but the 4-0 win against Belgium was something for the whole nation to enjoy.
Tremendous third
Manchester United FC's Cristiano Ronaldo may feel he deserves his share of
the credit for scoring twice in Saturday's UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying triumph
in Lisbon, but FC Porto winger Quaresma stole the show with a tremendous
strike with the outside of his right foot for Portugal's third of the night.
Swerving effort
Quaresma hit the post with a similar effort for Porto against Arsenal FC in
the UEFA Champions League, and was delighted to see his 69th-minute strike
against Belgium swerve over visiting goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen and into the
net to thrill the crowd at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.
'To my mother'
"My goal? Even I can't explain that," said the 23-year-old after breaking his
international duck in his eight appearance for Luiz Felipe Scolari's side.
"It's just something that happens during a game. It has do to with the work
I do everyday. I want to dedicate this goal to my mother because it's her
birthday."
Free role
The Brazilian coach was delighted with the exciting winger's virtuoso
performance saying: "We asked him to play like he normally does for his club
and he managed to do just that. We gave him the freedom to create beautiful
things and the goal shows exactly what he is capable of."
Momentum restored
The victory has got Portugal's campaign back on track again following a 2-1
defeat against Poland in their previous Group A game, and they will hope to
keep the momentum going as they take on a Serbia side reeling from a 2-1
defeat in Kazakhstan in Belgrade on Wednesday.
By design
However, Quaresma was quick to point out that the win against Belgium was no
walk in the park. "The game was easy because we made it that way," he said.
"They opened up in the second half and that helped us. We deserved to win."
With Portugal having proved that they have dangerous wingers on both flanks
in Ronaldo and Quaresma, their race for a place at next summer's finals in
Austria and Switzerland is right back on.
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