{"id":45652,"date":"2014-09-08T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2014-09-08T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=45652"},"modified":"2014-09-08T08:45:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-08T08:45:49","slug":"portugal-beaten-by-albania-in-euro-2016-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/09\/portugal-beaten-by-albania-in-euro-2016-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal beaten by Albania in Euro 2016 qualifier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"story_continues_1\">Albania &#8211;\u00a0ranked 70th in the world\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; produced a major surprise as Portugal&#8217;s Euro 2016 Group I qualifying campaign got off to a terrible start in Aveiro.<\/p>\n<p>A volley from Bekim Balaj proved enough to sink the 2012 semi-finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal were without Cristiano Ronaldo but still fielded a strong side that included included\u00a0Manchester United&#8217;s on-loan Sporting Lisbon\u00a0winger Nani.<\/p>\n<div>\n<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"100%\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<h2>Portugal&#8217;s last four results<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>7 Sept:<\/strong>\u00a0Home v Albania Euro 2016 qualifier 0-1 Lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>26 June:<\/strong>\u00a0v Ghana World Cup 2-1 Won<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>22 June:<\/strong>\u00a0v USA World Cup 2-2 Draw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>16 June:<\/strong>\u00a0v Germany World Cup 0-4 Lost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski hit four goals as newcomers\u00a0<strong>Gibraltar\u00a0<\/strong>lost 7-0 to\u00a0<strong>Poland\u00a0<\/strong>in Group D.<\/p>\n<p>There was to be no fairytale for the minnows in a tough group which also includes world champions Germany, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Kamil Grosicki also scored two for the Poles, while Lukasz Szukala joined them in finding the net.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Denmark\u00a0<\/strong>had to come from behind to beat\u00a0<strong>Armenia,\u00a0<\/strong>Thomas Kahlenberg settling the Group I encounter in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Faroe Islands,\u00a0<\/strong>ranked 183 in the world, took the lead against\u00a0<strong>Finland\u00a0<\/strong>before losing 3-1 in Group F, while\u00a0<strong>Romania\u00a0<\/strong>won 1-0 away to\u00a0<strong>Greece\u00a0<\/strong>in the same group.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC Sport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania &#8211;\u00a0ranked 70th in the world\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; produced a major surprise as Portugal&#8217;s Euro 2016 Group I qualifying campaign got off to a terrible start in Aveiro. 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