HAMILTON, New Zealand: A double by striker Ivo on Wednesday helped
Portugal crush Qatar 4-0 as the European giants went to the top of the
Group C at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Playing in pelting rain for most of the match, Ivo found the net twice
(42 and 60), including a spectacular strike off a scissor kick after
striker Andrea Silva opened the scoring in the 34th minute of the
Group C clash.
Substitute striker Joao Vigario added the fourth in the second half
(74) as Portugal forced their way to the top of the group with their
second successive win in the high profile tournament.
On Sunday, Portugal - coached by Helio Sousa - hammered Senegal 3-0 to
pick up maximum points from their first game.
For Portugal, they now have scored 23 goals in their last eight U-20
World Cup games against just 10 from the rivals.
For Felix Sanchez-coached Qatar, it was their second successive loss
in the tournament following their 1-0 defeat to Columbia at Waikato
Stadium.
With their loss to Portugal on Wednesday, Qatar have now gone 395
minutes without a goal since they last scored against Russia at the
FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1995.
Qatar will play their final Group C clash at the same venue against
Senegal on June 6.
The same day, Portugal will clash against Colombia in Dunedin.
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