FARO, Portugal, Feb 11 - A second-half Cristiano Ronaldo penalty earned Portugal a 1-0 victory in a friendly against Finland on Wednesday but the hosts far from impressed with their poor finishing. Portugal had most of the possession in the first half, but failed to break down a well-organised Finnish defence. Ronaldo volleyed just wide and Hugo Almeida went close with a header, but Portugal resorted mainly to shooting from distance.
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Portugal created more chances in the second-half with debutant Orlando Sa shooting wide from close range and defender Paulo Ferreira forcing substitute keeper Niki Maenpaa into a smart save.
The breakthrough came on 79 minutes with Ronaldo converting a penalty after Sami Hyypia fouled substitute striker Danny.
( Reuters )
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