Portugal vs Netherlands result: Goncalo Guedes goal clinches Nations League final glory for hosts
Re-live the action from the Uefa Nations League final in Porto
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Your support makes all the difference.Goncalo Guedes scored the only goal of the game as Portugal beat Holland to be crowned the first-ever Nations League champions.
The final in Porto was not a game for the ages as a match billed as a battle between the two captains, Cristiano Ronaldo and Virgil Van Dijk, was settled by Valencia forward Guedes on the hour mark.
The 1-0 win was enough for the reigning European champions to add the inaugural Nations League crown to their honours list with victory in front of their own fans. Re-live the action below:
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Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands
81 mins: Joao Moutinho comes on for Bruno Fernandes, Luke de Jong replaces de Roon.
Van de Beek gets a chance on goal as a long ball comes forward, it's flicked on and van de Beek taps it into the path of Rui Patricio who pushes it away.
Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands
84 mins: Guerreiro runs the ball into the box and gives it to Moutinho who goes to ground under a challenge from Blind. No penalty given by the referee and VAR doesn't intervene either.
Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands
87 mins: A long free kick from the Netherlands comes into the box and is headed out again. The Dutch manage to find Promes on the right and he puts the ball into the box but Rui Patricio catches it.
van Dijk has moved up top in a change of formation which leaves Rafa Silva free to run at the defence. Dumfries brings him down and gets a yellow card but it's a free kick to Portugal.
Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands
90 mins: Ronaldo takes the free kick but sends it wide of the goal. The Netherlands push forward but lose the ball, Carvalho runs it to the edge of the box, before Joao Moutinho takes a long range shot and finds row Z.
3 added minutes to play.
Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands
90+3 mins: Portugal have done it! The European Champions become the very first Nations League winners as well!
A goal from Goncalo Guedes was the only difference between the two teams and Portugal become the first international team to host and win a major trophy final since France in 1998.
The trophy comes out onto the pitch
The referees go up the podium for their medals as Portugal give the Netherlands a guard of honour.
They go up next to receive their runners-up medals.
Ronaldo lifts the trophy!
Fernando Santos leads the Portugal team onto the stage as they shake hands and collect their winners medals. The team form up and wait as Cristiano Ronaldo brings up the rear.
He gets his medal followed by the Nations League trophy, before thrusting it into the air and queue the celebrations!
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