Bento laments bad luck

09 June 2012 23:17

Portugal coach Paulo Bento felt his team were unfortunate to be on the losing side after going down 1-0 to Germany in Lviv.

Bento believed his men deserved to get a result and in particular lamented Pepe's first-half effort which struck the underside of the bar before bouncing off the line and away to safety.

"I am sad about the result, I felt we controlled the game and defended well," said Bento.

"We had bad luck when the ball hit the bar, while they had good luck with Gomez's goal.

However Bento insisted he and his staff would now turn their attention to preparing for Portugal's crucial match against the Danes on Wednesday

"We have to do everything to get the players fit for Denmark."

Source: AFP