There will be two minutes added onto the end of this match, after all. Portugal are in complete control in possession, with Norway hardly contesting as the hosts pass it around near the halfway line.
88'
Neither side is contesting these final minutes with much enthusiasm, which suggests we will have very little, if any, stoppage time added on. Norway have all bot conceded their quest for a consolation goal.
86'
A. Sørloth enters the game and replaces J. King.
N. Gunnarsson enters the game and replaces M. Linnes.
While Niklas Gunnarsson also earns his first international cap, replacing Linnes.
Another pair of debuts are handed out! Alexander Sorloth replaces Joshua King with the latest change.
85'
STAT: Portugal lost their first ever match at the Estadio do Dragao, a 2-1 defeat to Greece in the opening match at the 2004 European Championships. They have not lost at the venue since, piecing together a six-match unbeaten run (W3, D3).
83'
Vieirinha makes a quick impact, winning a free-kick close to the centre of the pitch, about 25 yards from goal - if not slightly more. Adrien takes, but Jarstein is able to get across this time to tip it over the bar.
81'
The pace has slowed a fair bit as we enter the final 10 minutes. Norway would love to grab a consolation goal, but Portugal are equally keen on keeping the clean sheet. They'll be in action next against England on Thursday night at Wembley.
79'
Eliseu enters the game and replaces Raphaël Guerreiro.
Vieirinha enters the game and replaces André Gomes.
More changes now from Portugal. Guerreiro, who made a strong claim to a starting place tonight, is replaced by Eliseu.
Vieirinha is also introduced, at the expense of Andre Gomes.
78'
A fan runs onto the pitch, a kid no older than 13 or 14, and runs straight for Anthony Lopes with play happening at the other end. The keeper takes a second to hug the young fan before asking the trespasser to leave the pitch - and he duly obliges.
76'
STAT: Portugal have lost just once in nine all-time meetings against Norway (W6, D2, L1).
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74'
I. Fossum enters the game and replaces V. Berisha.
Iver Fossum picks up his international debut, replacing Valon Bersha.
73'
O. Selnæs enters the game and replaces R. Jenssen.
Ole Selnaes replaces Jenssen in Norway's first change of the night.
72'
Renato Sanches enters the game and replaces João Mário.
The soon to be Bayern man Renato Sanches is introduced to a roaring applause from the home crowd, with Joao Mario giving way.
70'
Éder has scored a goal for Portugal! Assist by João Mário.
Joao Mario picks up the assist, serving that one up on a platter for Eder.
PORTUGAL OUT OF SIGHT NOW! Eder gets behind a clueless Strandberg, on the end of a perfect delivery in from the right, slotting a finish in from close range and removing all doubt.
69'
Eder goes down cynically after realising he wasn't going to get on the end of a throughball. The home crowd shouts for a free-kick, but the Lille striker is lucky not to be booked himself there for embelishment.
67'
Despite far from an overwhelming performance, Portugal lead by two, thanks to a pair of sublime strikes from Quaresma and Guerreiro. Norway, who were really coming into their own in the second half, will be very discouraged by that.
65'
Raphaël Guerreiro has scored a goal for Portugal!
FRAME IT AND PUT IT ON THE MANTLE! Absolutely stunning from Raphael Guerreiro! The left-back has his second international goal and it's an absolute stunner from a free-kick, sending a perfect strike into the near corner with Jarstein rooted to his spot!
64'
Lovely running from Adrien! He has something to prove here off the bench! He takes matters into his own hands, running at defenders and navigating his way beyond them with some excellent dribbling. He's dragged down, winning his side a free-kick atop the area.
62'
STAT: This is the fourth friendly meeting between the two sides. The first three have produced two draws and one Portugal victory.
60'
Rafa enters the game and replaces Ricardo Quaresma.
Danilo Pereira enters the game and replaces Ricardo Carvalho.
Ricardo Carvalho hands off the captain's armband to William as he's withdrawn for the final 30 minutes. Porto's Danilo Pereira is on in his place.
Quaresma is taken off as well. Braga's Rafa Silva replaces him.
59'
Play is halted with Quaresma down injured yet again! He's been hacked and clawed at since kick-off and surely Fernando Santos will be inclined to sub him off as not to risk his long-term health?
57'
OFF THE BAR! Stunning work from the youngster Trondsen on the left to deliver a terrific ball in towards the near post for Henriksen to attack, which he does superbly! The AZ forward meets it with a glancing header, but sends it rattling off the woodwork with Lopes beaten!
55'
Adrien Silva enters the game and replaces João Moutinho.
Adrien Silva replaces Moutinho in the first change of the night.
54'
Norway remain on the ascendency, with Portugal very much second best following the restart. The visitors are showing a bit more urgency to attack and have introduced some much-needed width in the final third.
52'
PENALTY APPEALS DENIED! King remains a nuisance inside the area, getting on the end of a perfect header from Henriksen. He takes control before going to ground as Fonte lunges in front of him, making no contact with the ball, but the referee says play on!
50'
STAT: Norway have scored just twice in their last six friendly matches, both coming in the same match (Jo Inge Berget and Stefan Johansen).
48'
Lovely tempo early on in this second half, which neutrals will hope can continue throughout the final 45 minutes. Norway pose some early questions through King, of course, but his strike deflects behind for a corner. Portugal clear the threat and break through Mario, but a fine tackle from Linnes ends the break.
46'
Back underway at the Estadio do Dragao!
45'
The duel between Johansen and Quaresma continues, as the Norway skipper catches him again with a stray swipe at the ball, conceding a free-kick around 20 yards from goal. He's let off the hook, however, as Quaresma can't add to his tally, lifting an effort a few yards over the bar.
43'
This looks rather ominous for Quaresma. After hurting his ankle earlier, the scorer has the same one stomped on again, this time by Johansen. As the camera zooms in, you can see a stain of blood growing on his sock where the knock occured.
41'
Cedric is starting to grow in prominence on the overlap, and is starting to play almost as an out and out winger with Norway posing little threat out wide on the break. He's linking up well with Mario, but has yet to be able to pick out the required final ball.
39'
STAT: Portugal have not played at the Estadio do Dragao since a World Cup qualifying match against Northern Ireland in October 2012, which ended 1-1. Helder Postiga’s late equaliser cancelled out Niall McGinn’s opener.
37'
A lack of width is doing Norway no favours. The Berisha brothers both have plenty of pace and trickery, but they've been invisible out on the flanks. The opposite is true for Portugal, who are spending so much time out wide with the middle of the park awfully congested with red Norwegian shirts.
35'
The pace of King is causing Portugal some problems, but at the same time it's plaguing Norway as they play route one football, inspriring little else in possession. They're just floating balls forward over the top and hoping for the best.
33'
In an identical position to where he scored from earlier, Quaresma draws three defenders to him before playing Mario into space with a delightful back-heel. The Sporting midfielder crosses for Andre Gomes, but Trondsen comes in from the back side to provide vital cover as he heads clear.
31'
WONDERFUL FROM KING! The Bournemouth forward beats Fonte for pace, getting on the end of a ball over the top, then showing excellent strength to fend off the Southampton defender before cutting onto his left inside the area. He has a clear sight of goal, but sends an effort straight at Lopes! He got everything right there but the finish!
29'
Portugal have so many bodies back in defence when Norway get in possession. It's really rather strange to see them focus so much of their efforts on keeping bodies behind the ball considering it's just a friendly match and, with all due respect to their opponents, Norway hardly find the back of the net with regularity.
27'
Quaresma is flip-flopping between the left and right flank, and he's about the only one in this Portuguese attack who has any determination. Joao Mario has shown a few flashes as well, but Eder is playing with the same enthusiasm as a boy in after-school detention.
25'
Norway's rise in stature in the match can be largely attributed to the way they're closing their gaps in midfield. They're applying some excellent pressure on the Portuguese players in possession, but it's all going wrong for them when they look to break.
23'
Again the tempo is fizzling out, though there's good news surrounding both Johansen and Quaresma who are back on the pitch again. Norway are enjoying a decent spell in the attacking half, though they're asking precious little of the Portugal defence.
21'
OUCH! Quaresma tries for the spectacular again, unleashing a venomous drive from atop the area with the outside of his right foot. It strikes Johansen square in the face, and he's in a bit of pain, while Quaresma also goes down clutching his right leg, what looks like a calf or ankle problem.
19'
STAT: The last four head-to-head meetings between these two sides have seen just three goals scored (two by Portugal, one by Norway).
17'
King negotiates the first chance of the night at the other end, latching onto a throughball from Henriksen and rounding Lopes. He turns back towards goal and chips the stranded keeper, but his effort crashes onto the roof of the net!
15'
How many times have we seen those sorts of special moments provided by Quaresma? He adds another gem to his catalogue of stunners, and this one will be on highlight reels for a long time. The trajectory that strike took is almost unbelievable! The curl and dip he got on it was just unfair. I don't care who's in net, that's going in 100 per cent of the time.
13'
Ricardo Quaresma has scored a goal for Portugal! Assist by Raphaël Guerreiro.
Guerreiro, earning just his sixth cap, picks up the assist.
EVEN HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW GOOD HE IS! That's just outrageous from Quaresma! He has so much to do on the left, faking out Linnes before cutting inside. From the left side of the box, he curls a delicious right-footed strike over and beyond the reach of Jarstein, slotting it into the top corner!
11'
It's turning into quite a slow and stunted match with the ball being contained largely in midfield. Neither keeper has been tested as of yet, and it's looking like we're going to need something special to spring this game to life.
9'
Slowly Norway are starting to get their legs under them, but the Portugal half is proving foreign territory to the visitors. The positioning of William in midfield, just ahead of the back-line, has been so crucial for the hosts and he will have plenty of eyes on him this summer after another excellent season with Sporting.
7'
STAT: A 2-0 victory over Finland in their last outing ended a run on nine successive friendly matches without a victory for Norway (D5, L4).
5'
Norway have hardly touch the ball as Portugal assert themselves early on here. Already their back line has pushed as high at the halfway line, with the hosts enjoying plenty of possession in the attacking half - though the first chance has eluded them thus far.
3'
Straight away Portugal's shape has changed as they seem to be lining up more in a 4-3-3 than the originally suggested 4-4-2. William is the deepest of the midfielders, behind Mario and Moutinho, with Gomes and Quaresma flanking Eder up top.
1'
We're underway in Porto!
Hello and welcome to live coverage from Porto as Portugal begin preparations for this summer’s European Championships with a friendly match against Norway at the Estadio do Dragao!
Portugal put together an impressive showing last time out against Belgium, helping them rebound from the disappointing 1-0 defeat to Bulgaria that preceded it. They will aim to carry their momentum through their final three friendlies before opening tournament play against Iceland on June 14.
Fernando Santos will give his fringe players the opportunity to impress this evening, especially with the Seleccao missing both Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe following their participation in the Champions League final yesterday. There are starting places very much up for grabs in this team, with the XI far from determined, so there should be motivation aplenty for those selected this evening.
Norway got a confidence-boosting victory over Finland in their last outing, ending a four-match losing skid, including a pair of defeats to Hungary in a play-off for a place in this summer’s European Championships. Their focus shifts now to the 2018 World Cup, where they will be up against Germany, Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Azerbaijan and San Marino.
Per-Mathias Hogmo will take a long look at his squad over their next few friendlies, against Portugal, Iceland and Belgium. He will try to get a better idea of their best XI as starting in September they will aim to qualify for their first major tournament since Euro 2000.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS:
PORTUGAL (4-4-2): Lopes; Cedric, Carvalho, Fonte, Guerreiro; Mario, William, Gomes, Moutinho; Quaresma, Eder.
A few key battles for starting places at the 2016 European Championships take centre stage today in the Portugal side. Cedric Soares looks to impress as he hopes to claim the right-back role ahead of Wolfsburg's Vieirinha, while Ricardo Carvalho and Jose Fonte battle for a spot alongside Pepe in the centre of defence.
Dortmund target Raphael Guerreiro will aim to stake his claim to the left-back position, getting the nod ahead of Eliseu tonight. Andre Gomes and William Carvalho are not assured of places in the team either, and the same goes for Joao Moutinho and his 81 caps after a down season in Monaco. Joao Mario completes the midfield four, with his spot in the team a bit more secured due to his versatility.
Up top, Ricardo Quaresma and Eder form a partnership, with Cristiano Ronaldo off celebrating his Champions League success. Quaresma has plenty of experience with the Seleccao, and while Eder found his form with Lille, the goals just haven't been there for the national team. The duo have a lot to prove with Nani considered the favourite to partner Ronaldo.
Norway hand out a pair of debuts this evening as Per-Mathias Hogmo names a rather inexperienced side. Sarpsborg's Anders Trondsen and Greuther Furth winger Veton Berisha, younger brother of Valon who also starts today, earn their first caps with the national team.
Hertha's Rune Jarstein, Celtic's Stefan Johansen, Kaiserslautern's Ruben Yttergard Jenssen, AZ's Markus Henriksen and Bournemouth's Joshua King are the more familiar names in the squad, while Martin Linnes, Even Hovland and Valon Berisha are pushing towards 20 caps.
HALF-TIME: PORTUGAL 1-0 NORWAY.
Portugal ahead both on the scoreboard and based on the run of play after 45 minutes, with Quaresma's super-strike sending them into the interval with a slender lead. The hosts enjoyed the bulk of possession in that first half, but a few nervy moments created by Joshua King have given reason to believe Norway can still turn this around after the break.
Ricardo Quaresma's wonder-strike highlights a rout of Per-Mathias Hogmo's side as Portugal claim victory at the Estadio do Dragao. Raphael Guerreiro and Eder added the others as the Seleccao get their Euro preparations off to a perfect start. That's all for our live coverage from Porto, thanks for following along! Goodbye.
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