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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23598357" data-attributes="member: 158020">Portugal 1 Croatia 1: Centurion Pepe  denies World Cup finalists after Perisic opener  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/09/06/22/wire-4200590-1536270332-619_634x428.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     World Cup finalists Croatia were pegged back by Pepe's header on his 100th  international appearance as they drew 1-1 with a Portugal side minus the  services of Cristiano Ronaldo at the Estadio Algarve.   Ivan Perisic gave the visitors an 18th-minute lead in the friendly fixture,  lashing in a first-time shot with his right foot after a deflected clearance had  run perfectly into his path.    Croatia had rarely threatened prior to the opener but the Inter winger  benefited from a lucky break to fire home after Portugal had carelessly given  away possession inside their own half.Despite the absence of the talismanic  Ronaldo - who asked national boss Fernando Santos to be rested from national  duty at the start of September - Portugal levelled before the break.   Defender Pepe celebrated his landmark game by climbing highest to meet  Pizzi's cross from Portugal's right flank with a powerful header that left Lovre  Kalinic - picked to replace the retired Danijel Subasic in goal - rooted to the  spot.   Croatia's goalkeeper had earlier kept out attempts from Bruma and Bernardo  Silva as the hosts made a lively start, on both occasions getting down low to  prevent Portugal from opening the scoring.   However, Kalinic needed the help of the woodwork to avoid conceding again in  the closing minutes, Antonio Milic turning a low cross from Mario Rui onto his  own post before watching on as the ball deflected away to safety.   Perisic had sent a header straight at Rui Patricio soon after the break, yet  the second half failed to catch fire, a raft of substitutions by both teams  consistently interrupting the flow of the game.</blockquote>

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