Portugal overcome early scare to defeat Bangladesh at U15 World Cup

Portugal continued their winning run at the Under-15 World Cup currently taking place in Azerbaijan. Following an opening 1-0 victory over Burundi, Tiago Matos' side secured another positive result, this time defeating Bangladesh 3-1.

The Portuguese side suffered an early shock, falling behind inside the opening minute. Bayzid volleyed home following a well-executed direct attack from Bangladesh to open the scoring after just 35 seconds.

Portugal responded immediately by piling on the pressure, completing the first-half turnaround via set-pieces. In the 6th minute, Santiago Ferro tapped in from close range following a João Salgado cross delivered from a corner.

Five minutes later, Rúben Queiroz put Portugal ahead with a spectacular strike. Rodrigo Brito caught the defense off guard with a low corner towards the FC Porto midfielder, who fired a thunderbolt into the top-left corner from the edge of the box. A sensational goal.

Portugal sealed the win in unusual fashion two minutes from time. Capitalising on the kick-in rule, Sílvio Patrício whipped a delivery towards goalkeeper Sreenath Sarder, who deflected the ball into his own net in the 38th minute.

With two wins from two games, the Portuguese national team return to action later this afternoon against Fiji at 16:30 local Portuguese time.