The Portuguese team hit the woodwork three times in the match -- one by Cristiano Ronaldo and two by Nuno Gomes. They also had a goal disallowed for off-side in the first half.

Pepe's 18th minute header was whistled off, but the defender didn't let the chance go for the second time as he opened the scoring at the 61st minute.

The tall defender charged forward and after a swift one-two with Gomes, he calmly swept the ball past Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel.

An actress performs before the opening match between Switzerland and Czech Republic, of the Euro 2008 in Basel, Switzerland, June 7, 2008. Czech Republic won 1-0

Second-half substitute Raul Meireles added one in injury time to lock the victory for Luiz Felipe Scolari's team. Despite not having a goal to his own, Ronaldo was obviously the greatest threat to the Turkish defence. His penetration, his dribbling and his free kick, quite often caused turmoils in the Turkish area.

Gomes was another unlucky player in the Portuguese team. He played aggressively in the first half but was often caught off-side by the well-organised Turkish defence.

Gomes played smarter in the second half, but his efforts were twice denied by woodwork.

His first shot at the target was blocked by the post at the 50th minute while his second attempt was denied by the cross-bar 15 minutes later.

After Saturday's matches, Portugal led Group A with three points. Czech Republic also garnered three points but scored less goals to settle for the second place.

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