Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his aspect’s third aim through the Euro 2024 group J qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Luz Stadium in Lisbon, on June 17, 2023.
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Bruno Fernandes struck twice and Bernardo Silva additionally scored to earn Portugal a 3-Zero residence win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday and safe the third straight win of their Euro 2024 qualifying marketing campaign.
Roberto Martinez’s aspect prime Group J with 9 factors and might be in search of a fourth successive victory in opposition to Iceland on Tuesday. Bosnia, fourth on three factors, subsequent host Luxembourg.
Portugal dominated possession however solely opened the scoring seconds earlier than halftime when Silva chipped in from Fernandes’s move to register his 11th worldwide aim.
Fernandes doubled the lead with an excellent header from Ruben Neves’s cross within the 77th minute earlier than sealing the win in stoppage time with a robust volley to succeed in 15 worldwide objectives.
“I used to be recent, now much less recent, however I’ll get well. Later I am going to have my relaxation, however I at all times need to play and provides my greatest. I do not need to take into consideration being drained,” the Manchester United midfielder informed Sport TV after his 69th match of the season.
“It was an awesome win, these are troublesome video games and we now have to make them simple, as we did.
“I am happy to have scored, however a very powerful factor was getting the three factors. We need to be within the European Championship.”
A glad coach Martinez additionally identified the fatigue of his gamers because the season attracts to an in depth.
“At present was a typical June stage recreation, with psychological fatigue. The gamers have been at a excessive degree bodily, it was a troublesome recreation in opposition to a workforce with very clear concepts,” mentioned the Spanish coach.
“We have to be collectively, to study, to play as a workforce. We want video games like this to continue to grow. We should benefit from the victory… Then we are going to take into consideration Iceland.”