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Digg ThisGENEVA, June 11 (Reuters) - Highlights of the Euro 2008 match between Czech Republic v Portugal in Group A on Wednesday.
0 KICK OFF - Czechs kick off.
8 GOAL. CZECH REPUBLIC 0 PORTUGAL 1 - Cristiano Ronaldo sets up Deco who scrambles the ball home at the second attempt. Czech keeper Petr Cech fails to hold the ball as Deco closes in.
17 GOAL. CZECH REPUBLIC 1 PORTUGAL 1 - A corner from the right by Jaroslav Plasil eludes the Portugal defence and Libor Sionko dives in bravely to head powerfully home.
23 YELLOW CARD - Jan Polak is booked for a dangerous tackle on Portugal's Pepe.
31 YELLOW CARD - Jose Bosingwa fouls his opposite number Tomas Galasek and the Portugal defender goes into the book.
42 ACTION - Ronaldo needs just a metre or two of space as encouragement to try another long-range effort which Cech does well to save.
HALFTIME - CZECH REPUBLIC 1 PORTUGAL 1
48 ACTION - Sionko has a brilliant run behind the Portugal defence and he flashes a drive across the goal which lacks a finishing touch.
55 ACTION - Nuno Gomes robs David Rozehnal but the Czech defender rescues the situation by blocking the close-range drive.
58 ACTION - Simao, beautifully set up by Deco, races into the box, only to shoot straight at Cech.
63 GOAL. CZECH REPUBLIC 1 PORTUGAL 2 - Ronaldo sweeps a first-time right-foot shot into the corner past the unsighted Cech after Deco squares the ball to him.
68 SUBSTITUTION - Marek Matejovsky makes way for Stanislav Vlcek for Czech Republic.
73 SUBSTITUTION - Jan Koller, the Czech all-time top scorer, is introduced in place of midfielder Tomas Galasek.
75 SUBSTITUTION - Fernando Meira comes on for Joao Moutinho for Portugal.
79 SUBSTITUTION - Portugal's skipper Nuno Gomes is replaced by Hugo Almeida.
80 SUBSTITUTION - Portugal make their final substitution, Ricardo Quaresma coming on for Simao.
83 ACTION - The Czechs have a gilt-edged chance to equalise but the unmarked Sionko's free header is tipped over by Ricardo.
85 SUBSTITUTION - David Jarolim replaces Jaroslav Plasil for the Czechs.
90+1 GOAL. CZECH REPUBLIC 1 PORTUGAL 3 - Ronaldo squares for sub Quaresma to tap in after a quick break as the Czechs push forward for an equaliser.
FULLTIME - CZECH REPUBLIC 1 PORTUGAL 3
