 Portugal edged out the Scots at the Est�dio Municipal de Abrantes |
Billy Stark's first match as boss of the Scotland Under-21 side ended in defeat as hosts Portugal reached the final of the Vale do Tejo tournament. Miguel Carlos Saleiro and Vitor Pele were on target for Portugal either side of the half-time interval.
Kilmarnock's Jamie Hamill was dismissed for a second yellow-card offence before Celtic midfielder Rocco Quinn hit a late goal for the Scots.
Scotland will play Ukraine on Wednesday in a third/fourth-place play-off.
Stark was missing injured Hibs striker Steven Fletcher.
And the rearranged Scottish Cup tie between Motherwell and Dundee, which was postponed, meant Marc Fitzpatrick, Mark Reynolds, Ross McCormack and Kevin McDonald all stayed at home.
Portugal U21: Ricardo Batista, Bruno Pereirinha, Da Costa, Vasco Fernandes, Antunes, Pele, Fernandes (Goncalo Brandao 70), Paulo Machado (Helder Barbosa 46), Vieirinha (Celestino 46), Vaz Te, Carlos Saleiro. Subs Not Used: Ventura, Lopez, Bruno Pinheiro, Valoso, Joao Moutinho, Guedes, Rui Patricio, Targino.
Booked: Fernandes, Da Costa, Celestino.
Goals: Carlos Saleiro 33, Pele 67.
Scotland U21: MacDonald, Wallace, Hamill, Cuthbert, Scobbie, Elliot, Naismith, Quinn, Stevenson, Caddis, Dorrans. Subs Not Used: Smith, McCann, O'Leary, Lennon, Campbell, Conroy, Snodgrass, Cameron, McArthur.
Booked: Naismith, Wallace.
Goal: Quinn 82
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