Portugal coach
Paulo Bento, praised the character shown by his men in the match against
Denmark. However, he considered his team should be able to more quickly "kill" the opponent.
Portugal have struggled to meet Denmark in the Arena when Lviv, Wednesday (13/06/2012). Had a 2-0 lead through goals and Helder Postiga Pepe, A Seleccao das Quinas then conceded goals from Nicklas Bendtner in the 41st minute and 80.
Silvestre Varela eventual winner Portugal. His goal three minutes before the normal time score was 3-2 up change.
"Conceded an equalizing goal in the last minute, we showed character and resilience to get a decent victory we achieved," said Bento, the official UEFA website.
Portugal is actually a third chance to score more quickly. However, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is usually lethal in front of goalkeeper Stephan Andersen failed to conquer though it was face to face with the Danish goalkeeper.
"We should have locked the game early. We had enough chances," said Bento.
