The dragon again believes that the title of champion can be confirmed. Porto beat Santa Clara this Saturday to add to Benfica’s defeat in Chavez and cut the distance to four points with six days left in the league.
Players felt the Dragon seething with an unexpected loss to the Eagles in Tras os Montes. However, it took time for Sergio Conceição’s team to settle what was already expected to be a one-sided game. “Red Lantern” Santa Clara, without much objection, tried not to be limited to defense. He just tried because he never did anything the other way around in the 1st half. FC Porto threatened in the 15th minute and soon with two strikes on the railroad in the same rally.
Shortly thereafter, Uribe (one of the best) shot from mid-range to a great save by Gabriel Batista.
Porto’s advantage in the game would have ended with the implementation of Uribe’s maximum penalty. Fair enough and you don’t need to do anything else. The opportunity to increase the score even in the first half appeared thanks to the toast of the Azores defense. He took another penalty, but Otavio missed it.
With nothing to lose, Santa Clara started better after the break. I took advantage of an unusual and unexpected numbness for Porto. He played more in the opponent’s midfield, threw more (albeit with little danger). Conceiçao brought in new players and ended up being one of those who stood out. Namaso made it 2-0 with an unpunished strike. Tagawa reached the final with a score of 2:1 already in stoppage time.
The batteries have gone to Pacos de Ferreira, a club that, like Santa Clara, is in a tense maintenance struggle. Dragon returns to believing in the possibility of winning the championship.
Positive
Uribe filled in
He scored the first goal of the match, a penalty. But before that, he had two high-profile chances to score. He fired first at the crossbar and then fired at Gabriel Batista’s defense. Decisive.
Negative
the dragons fell asleep
With the advantage of Porto, the second half was worse than expected. He let Santa Clara grow and shoot on goal. This ended up killing the entry game in the last 10 minutes.
Arbitration
good on penalties
In the first penalty Porto catches Tony Martinez. We can say that the intensity is low, but the penalty is accepted. In the second, there is no doubt about the overthrow of Sagna Martinez.
Author: Filipe Antonio Ferreira
Source: CM Jornal
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