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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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    Feb 23rd 2015, 6:51 PM

    It’s great news at last, it’s the small businesses that suffer the most and it’s about time the small companies get the help they need, it’s they afterall that form the communities and hold together society, not some multinational that will bugger off when it suits them or when the “deal” is up.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 6:31 PM

    Great news more small businesses getting loans grown their companies then taking on 2 job bridge slaves to work for them.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 6:54 PM

    Not a fan of jobsbridge but at least there should be a chance of a business for them to go to, which I’m sure in anyones eyes is a good thing.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 7:04 PM

    I’d rather sh_te in my hands and clap for eight hours than be a slave for a profitable company big or small.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 7:58 PM

    So enlighten us as to what benefit you personally bring to society?

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 8:29 PM

    The benifits class is alive and well in Eire

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 9:08 PM

    My god what an irrelevant person

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 8:29 PM

    Ged Nash will not be elected again I believe, that is what I seem to hear from the Drogheda direction…

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 10:37 PM

    He won’t be

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 9:17 PM

    Ned Gash is junketing off to Sweden for St Patrick’s Day.
    I sincerely hope that there are some good and caring Irish people in America, Canada, New Zealand, Australia etc. who are well aware of what’s going on at home and will come out and demonstrate wherever these wasters show up! Tell your family members and friends abroad, who have been forced to  emigrate by the actions of this so called government, to let these miserable ministers  know how they feel at the St Patrick’s Day parades around the world.

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    Feb 24th 2015, 12:50 AM

    Keep Calm & Crowd Fund….

    I’ve seen it all now

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 7:56 PM

    I wish you would shit in your hands. I’ve had two jobsbridge candidates who are still employed. Attitudes like your are the reason hard working folk resent social welfare.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 8:39 PM

    Assif. Get a job.

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 8:23 PM

    Assif, do you need a hug?

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    Feb 23rd 2015, 8:00 PM

    Assif you tool.

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