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Finished Saint-Etienne

Scotland 56 - Portugal 10

Scotland

Portugal

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Scotland
    • Portugal
    • 80' There it is, ref Walsh blows for full-time. Scotland comfortable winners by eight tries to one but they made hard work of it against the spirited World Cup debutants.
    • 77' Paterson makes it 56-10 with conversion.
    • 76' Rory Lamont kicks over Portugal defence and the ball bounces nicely for Ford who nips in for a simple try. 54-10.
    • 74' Portugal finishing strongly and Carvalho goes close again but is hauled down a metre short of the Scots line. Portugal want another score but concede a penalty.
    • 69' Another conversion for Paterson makes it 49-10.
    • 68' Rory Lamont breaks free down the left wing and feeds Kelly Brown who cuts inside one tackle before touching fown. 47-10.
    • 67' Portugal clear the danger after nice pick and drive from Uva.
    • 65' Scotland pressing and win penalty after Portuguese collapse maul. Paterson kicks for line-out and Scots again go for a drive but they are held up over the line.
    • 60' Paterson slots touchline coversion to make it 42-10 with just under 20 minutes to go.
    • 59' Taylor makes a burst and opens up Portugal before finding Webster with a switch pass, who passes to Southwell and puts him over in the corner. 40-10.
    • 59' Portugal work an overlap but Carvalho spills the pass!
    • 58' Parks off and Paterson on.
    • 58' Parks on target again and makes it 35-10. Will the flood gates now open?
    • 57' Parks kicks cross field again and finds Dewey but he's held up before the ball is recycled and this time Parks strolls over. 33-10.
    • 55' Still Portugal pressing. This has been a superb effort from the minnows in the second half and only a knock-on from Pinto breaks up their attack.
    • 52' Southwell on for Di Rollo, who's had a shocker. Rory Lamont will go to wing, Southwell full-back and Webster centre.
    • 50' Portugal doing well to retain possession and take the game to Scotland. It's professionals v amateurs but you'd never know, except for Scotland's tight jerseys!
    • 47' Scotland have not made a good start to the second half. They're handling has been very shabby. They're a man up but it's the Portguese who seem to be growing in confidence. Uva is now back on.
    • 46' Scots win line-out and drive towards Portgual line but ref blows for crossing and awards penalty to Portugal.
    • 45' Rory Lamont make another jinking break and Portugal intercept and run the whole length of the park. Carvalho thinks he's scored but the ref pulls him back for offside. Not a popular decision!
    • 43' Nice kick from Parks moves Scotland deep in Portugal's half. The Scottish number 10 has been very accurate this afternoon.
    • 41' Parks restarts the match for Scotland who will be looking to put Portugal to the sword in this half. The Portuguese are a man down and the Scots will expect to take advantage.
    • 40' Scotland go over but ref goes to the man upstairs who rules that Murray dropped the ball. No try and half-time. Good effort form Portugal who seem to be growing in confidence and getting more used to the pace of the game. 28-10 is not what Scotland wanted or expected at half-time!
    • 39' And another penalty for Scotland. Ref this time hands out a yellow to Uva as Scotland take a tap and drive.
    • 39' Portugal concede two penalties in quick succession and Scotland kick for the corner. They'll be keen to get one more score on the board before half-time.
    • 38' Big bomb from Pinto is well taken by Rory Lamont.
    • 37' This time Scots scrum collapses and Portgual are able to clear the danger. Good work from their forwards.
    • 36' Kerr is on for Jacobsen who looks to have a leg injury.
    • 35' Scotland are pounding Portugal's line and win another penalty five metres out for handling in the ruck. Hooker Cordeiro is down but looks ok. Scots opt for a scrum and win another penalty. Again they go for the scrum.
    • 33' Portugal win a penalty and Pinto slots a beautiful three-pointer. 28-10.
    • 31' Parks makes it 28-7 and keeps his 100 per cent kicking record.
    • 30' But right from the kick off Scotland score through Dewey. Mmmm.....think Portugal might have been caught napping and celebrating their try a tad too much! 26-7.
    • 29' Pinto adds the two points 21-7.
    • 26' Portugal finally have some field position and press the Scotland line. Nice handling in their backs allows Leal some room and they win a penalty. It's taken quickly but they're held up on the Scots line. But the ball is recycled and wing Carvalho finally goes over for Portugal's first ever World Cup try. Superb effort from the minnows! 21-5.
    • 25' Parks certainly has his radar working as he slots the touch-line conversion. 21-0.
    • 21' Looks like there's a yellow card for Portgual as Scotland continue to attack. Lovely cross-field kick from Parks and hooker Lawson takes a beautiful catch for Scotland's third try. 19-0.
    • 21' Lock Murray goes for a gallop but is hauled down. Scrum to Scotland in Portgual's 22m area. Few of the Portuguese players are down but I suspect they're mostly taking a tactical break.
    • 18' Can't remember last time Portugal touched the ball but they have it now, only to give away penalty for not releasing in the tackle. Parks kicks Scotland into Portugal 22m area.
    • 16' Lovely kick from Parks makes it 14-0. Looks like it could be a long, long evening for Portugal!!
    • 15' Scotland again ship it wide and Rory Lamont sprints clear down the right wing for his and Scotland's second try. 12-0
    • 12' Parks makes it 7-0 with the conversion.
    • 12' Scots awarded penalty at ther scrum and Taylor takes a quick tap, the ball is recyclyed and moved to Rory Lamont who barges through two tackles for game's first try. 5-0.
    • 11' Good burst from Hogg as the Scotys continue to test the Portgual defence. Lively start to the game and Portgual will be delighted the scores are still level.
    • 7' Not surprisingly it's all Scotland at the moment but Portugal are tackling for all their worth and keeping them out - just. But for how much longer? Scotland will be determined to run up a big score this evening and get their World Cup off to a flying start.
    • 6' Nice break from Sean Lamont but Portugal haul him down and eventually clear their lines.
    • 3' Scotland pressure Portugal's line but they knock on and it s 22m drop out.
    • 2' Early penalty for the Scots as Portugal handle on the ground and Parks kicks for the corner.
    • 1' Portugal get the game underway and Scotland straight away kick for touch and relieve the pressure. Not too much is known about the Portguguese and it will be interesting to see what they have to offer.
    • - It's a pleasant evening in St Etienne as Scotland prepare to launch their World Cup campagin against the minnows of Portugal.

  • Summary

    Scotland versus Portugal
    Lamont 12’, 14’, Lawson 23’, Dewey 31’, Parks 58’, Southwell 60’, Brown 68’, Ford 76’ Tries Carvalho 29’
    Parks 13’, 16’, 25’, 31’, 58’, Paterson 60’, 69’, 77’ Conversions Cardoso Pinto 30’
      Penalties Cardoso Pinto 34’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Scotland

    Manager: Frank Hadden

    On the Field

    • Jacobsen Substitution Out (36′)
    • Lawson Try Substitution Out (70′)
    • Murray
    • Hines
    • Murray Substitution Out (63′)
    • White Substitution Out (62′)
    • Hogg
    • Taylor
    • Blair Substitution Out (66′)
    • Parks Try Substitution Out (59′)
    • Webster
    • Dewey Try
    • Di Rollo Substitution Out (52′)
    • Lamont
    • Lamont Tries×2

    Subs

    • Kerr Substitution In (36′)
    • Paterson Substitution In (59′)
    • Macleod Substitution In (63′)
    • Ford Substitution In (70′) Try
    • Southwell Substitution In (52′) Try
    • Brown Substitution In (62′) Try
    • Lawson Substitution In (66′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Portugal

    Manager: Tomas Morais

    On the Field

    • Cordeiro Substitution Out (60′)
    • Ferreira Substitution Out (52′)
    • Spachuk
    • Uva
    • Penalva Substitution Out (52′)
    • Somoza
    • Uva Yellow Card Substitution Out (64′)
    • Uva
    • Pinto Substitution Out (67′)
    • Cardoso Pinto Substitution Out (60′)
    • Carvalho Try
    • Mateus
    • Sousa Substitution Out (38′)
    • Mateus
    • Leal

    Subs

    • Correia Substitution In (52′)
    • Murre Substitution In (60′)
    • Murinello Substitution In (52′)
    • Coutinho Substitution In (64′)
    • Pissarra Substitution In (67′)
    • Portela de Morais Substitution In (38′)
    • Cabral Substitution In (60′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None