Portugal beat Mexico to third place
MOSCOW: Adrien Silva scored an extra-time penalty as Portugal recovered from a goal down to beat Mexico 2-1 in Sunday’s third-place play-off at the Confederations Cup in Moscow.
Luis Neto bundled into his own net to hand Mexico a 54th-minute lead, but Pepe stabbed home a stoppage-time equaliser to force an extra 30 minutes at Spartak Stadium.
Silva then struck his first international goal after a handball inside the box on 104 minutes, while both sides finished with 10 men as Nelson Semedo was dismissed for Portugal before Raul Jimenez saw red for Mexico.
World champions Germany face Copa America holders Chile later in the final in Saint Petersburg.
European champions Portugal were without captain Cristiano Ronaldo after the Real Madrid star was released from the squad to return home to meet his newborn twins.
Portugal and Mexico drew 2-2 in the opening game of the group stage, when Hector Moreno salvaged a last-gasp point for the Gold Cup winners, but were left fightingfor a consolation prize in the Russian capital.
Portugal should have gone in front in the drizzling rain on 17 minutes when Andre Silva was upended by 38-yearold Rafael Marquez, with the video assistant referee stepping in to award the spotkick.
But Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa flung himself superbly to his right to tip Andre Silva’s low spotkick round the post.