The third and final day of Group A at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship featured two ties including a capital for the remainder of the competition. If Portugal had already qualified before finding Malta, Jose Mendes’ players hit the full card with their third victory in as many meetings. Perfectly shot by Miguel Valle (8, 1-0), the Portuguese conceded the equalizer for the first time through Basel Toma in the second half (71, 1-1) before regaining the advantage a few minutes later thanks to Joao Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves (75. , 2-1).
In the other match, Italy faced Poland to win their second ticket to the UEFA European Under-19 Championship semi-finals. Despite the same pre-match record (one win and one loss), Italy were in a strong position. So the Poles had to force themselves to continue their adventure in competition. But if Igor Strasic opened the scoring very quickly in this segment (8, 1-0), Luis Hasa responded to him after a short half-hour of play (34, 1-1). With this draw, it will be the Italians who will find the last four teams.
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