The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, congratulated the Portuguese under-19 futsal team this Sunday for winning the European title in the category, thanking them for an achievement that “honors the national sport.”
“This achievement, after having been so close in the last edition, demonstrates the high level, also in training, of national futsal and opens the perspective of continuing to obtain excellent results in this sport,” he stated, in a message published in the official page. website of the presidency of the republic.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was grateful for winning the trophy for the first time, with Portugal beating Spain 6-2 in the final, in a match in which they lost by two goals.
“On behalf of Portugal and the Portuguese, the President of the Republic congratulates and thanks the players, the technical team and the Portuguese Football Federation, another achievement that greatly honors the national sport,” he highlighted.
In Porec, Croatia, the ‘quinas’ conceded two goals from Pol Salas (five and six minutes), but managed to tie before the break, with goals from Lúcio Rocha (10) and Andriy (20).
In the second half, an own goal by Pol Salas (27) gave Portugal the first lead, which was expanded by Tomás Colaço (36), Lúcio Rocha (37) and Pedro Santos (39).
Portugal, which had been the losing finalist in the last edition and had already beaten the Spanish in the group stage, secured the trophy against the team that had won both editions of the competition.
Source: TSF
