Cláudia Neto fires early penalty against the upright for the hostsTie to decide 16th and final side through to 2017 UEFA Women's EUROCrowd of 3,415 in Lisbon, a record for a women's game in PortugalSecond leg on Tuesday in Cluj-NapocaFinals draw: 8 November, RotterdamCláudia Neto missed an early penalty as Portugal were forced to settle for a goalless draw against Romania in the UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off first leg.The home side had the better of things throughout in Lisbon but could not translate their superiority into goals. They came c... UEFA.com - News
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Portugal at home first against Romania in Women’s EURO play-off
Portugal will be at home in the first leg of their UEFA Women's EURO 2017 play-off with Romania after the draw was made today in Nyon.Both sides are seeking a major tournament debut after finishing second in their qualifying groups but not ending among the six runners-up with the best record against the top four in their respective sections.The play-off will be held over two legs between 17 and 25 October, with the final tournament draw taking place in Rotterdam on 8 November. The finals in the Netherlands run from 16 July to 6 August.Already qualified: Netherlands (hosts), Germany (holders), Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Iceland, Italy,... UEFA.com - News
Croatia, Romania, Poland win friendlies
Croatia 2-0 Israel (Perišić 4, Brozović 34)Croatia: Subašić (L Kalinić 46); Vida, Lovren, Ćorluka (Schildenfeld 46); Perišić, Badelj (Halilović 51), Modrić (Antolić 68), Brozović, Srna (Vrsaljko 44); Kalinić N (Kovačić 58), Mandžukić.Croatia coach Ante Čačić fielded a new 3-5-2 formation and had Internazionale Milano midfielders Ivan Perišić and Marcelo Brozović to thanks for victory. Brozović set up Perišić for the first and got the second himself after Mario Mandžukić hit the post. Croatia looked good in attack but received a blow when captain Darijo Srna went down injured following Rami Gershon's sliding tackle;...