Match Report
10 points and 3 places separated them: Portugal 1st with 13, Armenia 4th with 3. Armenia had been under-performing their position — 38th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 3.33/1.17 for Portugal and 0.5/3.17 for Armenia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.66.
Defeat had followed defeat for Armenia — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Portugal, 3/15 for Armenia.
The venue was Estádio Do Dragão in Porto, with room for 50,033 spectators. I. Peljto officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 2.2 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Portugal led 5-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 9-1.
Goal scorers
Portugal: Gonçalo Ramos (28'), João Neves (41'), João Neves (81'), Francisco Conceição (90'), João Neves (30'), Bruno Fernandes (72'), Renato Veiga (7'), Bruno Fernandes (45'), Bruno Fernandes (51') · Armenia: Eduard Spertsyan (18')