Euro 2012 Results: Varela strikes late to breath life into Portugal's campaign

Joe Dyer
Published on 13 Jun 2012 at 18:38

"Having been backed at 1.061/18 when leading 2-1, Portugal drifted to 6.05/1 on the exchange with the draw matched at a low of 1.321/3."

There's late drama in the early Euro 2012 kick-off as Portugal score with just three minutes left to land huge in-play odds on Betfair

Portugal grabbed a Euro 2012 lifeline with a late winner in Lviv to shock both opponents Denmark and the Betfair markets.

Ahead 2-1 with just ten minutes to go, the Portuguese conceded their second goal of the game to the head of Nicklas Bendtner to leave Os Navegadores facing a huge task to get out of Group B.

But substitute Silvestre Varela smashed home an 87th minute winner to haul Portugal back into the Group B hunt. That goal rewarded correct score backers at in-play odds of 65.064/1.

Having been backed at 1.061/18 when leading 2-1, Portugal drifted to 6.05/1 on the exchange with the draw matched at a low of 1.321/3.

Faced with a potential return of one point from two matches, Cristiano Ronaldo and co. were matched at 15.014/1 to qualify from Group B. They now trade at 1.758/11. Denmark are 4.03/1 to reach the knockout stages.

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