Portugal soundly defeats Azerbaijan

Portugal soundly defeats Azerbaijan

Published Sep. 11, 2012 1:00 a.m. ET

Portugal scored three times in the last 30 minutes to beat Azerbaijan 3-0 Tuesday for its second straight win in World Cup qualifying.

Substitute Silvestre Varela scored with his first touch of the game in the 63rd minute, side-footing in a loose ball after a rebounded from Cristiano Ronaldo's shot.

Ronaldo was also involved in Portugal's second goal five minutes from the end, as Helder Postiga tapped in the Real Madrid forward's deflected header.

Bruno Alves headed in four minutes later as Portugal's misfiring attack found its touch after hitting the woodwork four times in a game it dominated.

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Portugal has two wins from two games in Group F after beating Luxembourg 2-1 last week.

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