Portugal beat Switzerland and dream of winning the Under-23 Roller Hockey Euro

The Portuguese men’s roller hockey team beat Switzerland 7-1 this Friday and are still in the race for the European U23 title. There is one day left before the end of the competition, which takes place in Paredes.

Ze Miranda again played a decisive role, scoring two of the seven goals in a well-deserved triumph for the Portuguese combined, cementing his status as the tournament’s top scorer, now with nine goals.

Portugal have won the three games they have already played and are leading the competition with nine points, three more than Spain, one game less and with whom they should discuss the title in the last round on Saturday.

Renato Garrido only matched Ze Miranda and Diogo Barata in the starting five, but the main novelty was the first goal conceded by Portugal in the tournament in the 10th minute by Wittmer in response to Yotta’s first goal.

This unprecedented draw for the Portuguese team went almost to half time, but was interrupted by a long-range shot by Diogo Abreu, when the ball went under the body of Jonas Hasler.

It was the least happy side of the Swiss goalkeeper in the first half after several quality interferences that delayed the goal and Portuguese advantage on the scoreboard.

Four seconds before half-time, the inevitable Zé Miranda scored Portugal’s third in a penalty kick, giving the Portuguese team a two-goal lead for the first time.

Hockey player GRF Murches scored again, again after a penalty, right in the restart, in the 27th minute, which proved to be a decisive blow to the aspirations of the Swiss.

In addition to this change of mood, Portugal also became better defensively, managing to take the balls away, which provided counter-attacks, and the result increased.

Thus were born the goals of Bernardo Ramalho and Thiago Sanchez in the 37th and 39th minutes, respectively. Diogo Barata closed the score with a powerful shot with three minutes left.