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Man of the match Pepe sent the Portuguese fans into raptures on the hour with a well-taken goal, playing a neat one-two with captain Nuno Gomes before lifting his shot over Volkan Demirel.

Raul Meireles secured a 2-0 victory in stoppage time when he slotted home following a quick counter-attack involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Moutinho.

Luiz Felipe Scolari's team will count themselves unlucky not to have won by a greater margin after hitting the woodwork three times.

Ronaldo saw his 35-yard free-kick brilliantly tipped onto the post by Turkey goalkeeper Volkan seven minutes before the interval and Nuno Gomes was twice denied by the woodwork after the break.

Real Madrid defender Pepe also saw his 17th-minute header from Simao Sabrosa's corner ruled out courtesy of an offside flag.

But two goals were enough to see Portugal move top of Group A on goal difference from Czech Republic, who edged co-hosts Switzerland 1-0 in the tournament's curtain-raiser earlier on Saturday in Basle.