Santos laments 'unacceptable' late goal as Russia stun Portugal

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Portugal were downed by a late goal from Russia in Saturday's friendly, leaving head coach Fernando Santos to voice his frustration.

Fernando Santos lamented conceding a late counter-attacking goal as Portugal slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Russia on Saturday.

Russia racked up a fifth straight win in the friendly encounter in Krasnodar thanks to captain Roman Shirokov's 89th-minute strike.

Santos was disappointed to concede so late in the game and admitted Portugal did not use the ball well enough in the second half.

"We ended up penalising ourselves," he said. "Conceding a goal after 89 minutes on the counter-attack is not acceptable.

"In the second half we were not so successful, especially in offensive terms. We played fairly well but lacked ability to get ahead."

Santos was happy with the way Portugal recovered from a slow start, adding: "In the first 10 minutes we found no way to play.

"But then we were able to find balance and create good situations too."